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Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision on the A21 in Hastings.
Emergency services were called to the A21 at Kent Street at around 11.20pm on Friday (27 October) to reports of a single-vehicle collision.
A white Seat Leon Cupra is understood to have left the carriageway and collided with a tree.
An 18-year-old woman, the sole passenger of the vehicle, was sadly confirmed dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
The driver – a 27-year-old man – was taken to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or the events leading up to it, or has any relevant dashcam footage, is asked to contact police at [email protected], quoting Operation Contour.