Woman in critical condition following crash

A woman remains in hospital in a critical condition after a car and a motorbike crashed.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Oct 2017, 13:28 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:36 BST

Police said a blue Volkswagen Golf and a green Kawasaki motorcycle were involved in a ‘serious collision’ on Saddlescombe Road on Sunday afternoon (October 8).

The crash took place at the junction with Devil’s Dyke Road, close to Waterhall Golf Course, just after 2.15pm.

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Officers said the motorcycle rider, a 60-year-old man from Crawley, suffered a serious leg injury. His pillion passenger, a 54-year-old woman also from Crawley, suffered multiple injuries and is currently in a critical condition.

They were both rushed to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, where the passenger remains.

Police added the driver of the Golf, a 32-year-old man from Worthing, was uninjured. He has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving and careless driving, and had been released under investigation.

Anyone with any information is asked to report it online or contact Sussex Police on 101, quoting Operation Fairoak.