Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash at Amberley

Police are seeking witnesses to a crash on the B2139 Turnpike Road at Amberley, in which a motorcyclist sustained serious injuries.
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The incident happened yesterday at 3pm and involved a 24-year-old man from Tangmere, riding a Suzuki bike which collided with a BMW saloon car, driven by a 72-year-old man from Crawley, according to police.

The driver of the car was unhurt, but the motorcyclist was flown by air ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, where he was admitted for treatment, according to Sussex Police.

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Two other vehicles were also present - a Volkswagen Transporter, driven by a 54-year-old man from Ferring, and a Vauxhall Astra, driven by a 64-year-old man from West Chiltington, police said.

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