Teenager killed and three seriously hurt in crash near Emsworth
It happened close to the West Sussex - Hampshire border last night (Wednesday 27th)
Last updated 28th Nov 2024
A teenage boy has died and three others have suffered serious injuries in a collision near the border between West Sussex and Hampshire.
Sussex Police said the red Vauxhall Corsa they were in left Emsworth Common Road in Westbourne at around 10.45pm on Wednesday (November 27th).
Paramedics performed CPR on one of the car's occupants, a 16-year-old boy from Emsworth, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
His next of kin have been told and are being supported by officers.
Two 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old boy were also taken to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.
Officers are investigating the full circumstances of the incident and want witnesses or anyone with relevant information such as dashcam or CCTV footage of the vehicles in the area at the time to come forward.
Police would also be keen to speak with anyone who believes they saw the vehicle prior to the collision in the area.
Information can be reported to Sussex Police online, or by emailing collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk, quoting Operation Lutterworth.
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