No fatal crash in Chichester following ‘horrible hoax’

By Steve Pickthall [email protected]
Published 31st Dec 2015, 12:10 BST
A screen-grab of the web page, which appears to be a hoaxA screen-grab of the web page, which appears to be a hoax
A screen-grab of the web page, which appears to be a hoax

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Police have confirmed there was no fatal crash in Chichester after a website appeared to claim that three people lost their lives in a pile-up on Wednesday.

The article with the headline: “3 DEAD AND 7 CRITICAL IN MULTI-CAR CRASH IN CHICHESTER”, claims that three people were killed and seven remain in a critical condition following a multi-car crash, which it says was confirmed by police.

The story alleges: “The driver of the out-of-control car was ejected and thrown approximately 50 feet south of the accident scene. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.”

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A Sussex Police spokesman confirmed to the Observer that no such accident took place anywhere in Chichester on Wednesday, December 30.