Pedestrian seriously injured in Worthing town centre collision

A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries in a collision with a car in Worthing.
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The 36-year-old local man was crossing the A259 North Street just before 8pm on Friday evening (May 15) when he was in collision with a black Nissan Qashqai.

He suffered serious head injuries and was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, a spokesman for Sussex Police confirmed.

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The 40-year-old driver of the Nissan, a Worthing man, was uninjured, police added.

Emergency services at the sceneEmergency services at the scene
Emergency services at the scene

The road was closed for several hours while rescue, recovery and investigation work took place and was fully re-opened around 1.30am.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to email [email protected] or call 101 quoting Operation Maplehurst.