Appeal for witnesses to fatal Crawley collision
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Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision in Ifield Avenue, Crawley.
A BMW travelling east on Thursday 9 February at 11.20am collided head on with a Honda Jazz car travelling west. The driver of the BMW, a 26-year-old man left the scene initially but later returned and was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving. He has been released on bail until 10 March pending further enquiries.
The driver of the Honda Jazz, a 78-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Sadly he died in hospital on Monday 13 February. His next of kin have been informed.
Anyone who saw the collision, or the BMW being driven prior to the collision, or anyone with relevant dashcam or CCTV footage of the incident is asked to contact police by emailing [email protected] quoting Operation Earwig.