Driver sadly dies after collision with bus and car at Woodmancote

A 73-year-old man sadly died after his car was in collision with a bus and car on Brighton Road, Woodmancote, on Tuesday morning  (4 March).

Police were called at 11.38am to a collision between a car and a bus.

The car then went on to collide with a car further along Brighton Road and despite the best efforts of paramedics the driver, a local man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver of the second car, a 63-year-old woman from Henfield, suffered serious injuries and has been taken to hospital. There were no injuries to anyone on the bus.

Police are appealing for witnesses, or anyone with dash cam footage, to contact them online or by calling 101, quoting Operation Copland.