Witness appeal following fatal Cowfold crash

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene

Author: Adam GoacherPublished 29th Mar 2022

Police have confirmed two people died in yesterday's crash in West Grinstead (29th of March).

Emergency services were called to the incident, which involved three cars, on the A272 at around 11.30am.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene - an 83-year-old man from Worthing, and a 30-year-old woman from Aylesford, Kent.

Two other women, both aged 23 and from Kent, were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

It involved a silver Ford Fiesta, a white Ford Fiesta, and a Skania tipper truck.

Detective Sergeant Rob Baldwin, of the Surrey & Sussex Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We would particularly like to speak with anyone travelling on the A272 between Cowfold village and Littleworth Lane to the west, on Monday morning between 11.15am and 11.30am, who has dash camera footage.

"We'd also like to speak with any resident or business who has CCTV footage showing the road between those locations.”

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