Police renew appeal following fatal A27 collision

A passenger died and a driver suffered serious injuries near Pevensey

Police say two men sustained slash-type wounds in the incident in Downpatrick
Author: Ryan BurrowsPublished 15th Jul 2021
Last updated 15th Jul 2021

Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses following a fatal collision on the A27 near Pevensey.

Emergency services were called to the scene at the point where Hankham Hall Road crosses the A27, around 7.30pm on Friday (July 9th).

A 35-year-old woman from Bexhill who was a passenger in the white Ford Fiesta ST was declared dead at the scene.

The driver, a 37-year-old man from St Leonards, was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, where he remained in a critical but stable condition as of Thursday (July 15th).

Sussex Police officers investigating the collision are continuing to appeal for any witnesses to come forward.

They would particularly like to speak to anyone with dash cam footage who was driving between Falmer and Pevensey between 6.45pm and 7.30pm on July 9th.

Anyone with any information or footage is urged to email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101 quoting Operation Stark.

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