Collision leaves four seriously ill in hospital

George Carden/BBC A police car at a road junction which has been closed off by cones and a stop sign. There is a sign in the background which reads A259 Bexhill Hastings George Carden/BBC
The incident happened on the A259 at Hooe on Thursday morning

Four people involved in a two-vehicle collision in East Sussex are in hospital with serious injuries, police have said.

The incident on the A259 at Hooe at about 11:20 GMT on Thursday closed a section of the road for several hours.

The driver of a black Range Rover – a 35-year-old woman from Eastbourne – and one passenger – a 32-year-old man from Croydon – sustained life-threatening injuries.

Another passenger – an 18-year-old woman from Eastbourne – sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The sole occupant of a grey Mercedes – a 59-year-old man from Cambridgeshire – also sustained life-threatening injuries and is in a critical condition.

The incident happened between Pevensey and Little Common roundabouts.

Sussex Police is appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

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