Appeal for witnesses after serious collision in Brighton

Police are appealing for information following a serious collision in Brighton.

Officers were called to a report of a dark blue Ford Fiesta hitting a parked car and a van on Braybon Avenue shortly after 5.20am this morning (23 February).

An 18-year-old man, a passenger in the vehicle, was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries. He remains in a critical condition.

The other occupants in the vehicle reported minor injuries.

The driver of the vehicle, a 19-year-old man, was not injured. He was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and driving over the prescribed limit of drugs.

Officers are investigating the full circumstances of the incident and are appealing for any information or dashcam footage.

If you have any information or footage, please email [email protected] quoting Operation Longlands.