Three seriously injured in Chichester A27 crash

A lorry and several cars were involved in the collision

Author: Ryan BurrowsPublished 9th Aug 2022

Four people have been taken to hospital, three of them with serious injuries, following a collision on the A27 near Chichester on Monday (August 8th).

Police, fire crews and the air ambulance were called to the road between the Fishbourne and Stockbridge roundabouts following the crash, which happened at around 4.10pm.

The collision involved a lorry, a black Nissan Qashqai, a red Peugeot van, and a white Chevrolet, which were on the eastbound carriageway.

Officers closed the A27 in both directions while the incident was dealt with, and have thanked the public for their patience.

Three people were taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

One person was taken to St Richards Hospital in Chichester with minor injuries.

Sussex Roads Policing Unit (RPU) officers are investigating the collision and have appealed for anyone who saw what happened, or may have relevant footage of the incident, to contact them.

Anyone with information is asked to report it to Sussex Police online, via 101, or email: collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk and quote serial 1008 of 08/08.

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