COUNTY NEWS: Teenager who '˜tragically' died in A264 collision is named

Police have named the teenager who died in a collision last Thursday as they appeal to the public for information.
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Fraser Hallam, a 19-year-old from Pulborough, was a passenger in a car that came off the A264 and ended up on its roof.

Fraser and another 19-year-old were travelling in a green Ford Focus on Five Oaks Road at about 8.10pm before it came off the carriageway and into woodland, ending up on its roof.

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Fraser was pronounced dead at the scene and the other 19-year-old, a man from Billingshurst, suffered serious injuries.

The driver, a 22-year-old man from Billingshurst, sustained minor injuries.

He was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving a vehicle whilst unfit through drugs and has been released under investigation, according to Sussex Police.

Police would like to speak to the driver of a car they believed to be in front of the Ford Focus at the time of the collision.

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PC Robin Elshof of the roads policing department, said: “We are keen to speak to the driver of a car we believed to have been in front of the car that suffered a collision.

“Tragically Fraser Hallam lost his life in this accident and we are keen for anyone with information to come forward.

“If you were the driver of a blue car, possible a BMW 1 series, we would like to speak to you.”

Members of the public who saw what happened, are the driver of the blue car or saw the Focus or a black Honda Civic being driven in the area beforehand, are asked to contact police.

Email [email protected] or phone 101, quoting Operation Zuber.