Boy arrested after police pursuit crash at Johns Cross

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after three people were seriously injured in a crash which followed a police pursuit in East Sussex.

The three people who were in one vehicle were taken to hospital after the crash on the A21 near Johns Cross just before 14:30 GMT on Thursday.

The other vehicle, being driven by the boy, had been involved in a pursuit with police, Sussex Police said.

The crash has been referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct.

A Sussex Police spokesman said; "We have made a mandatory referral to the IOPC, as is standard practice in these matters."

The boy was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including dangerous driving, failing to stop, and aggravated vehicle taking.

A spokesman for the IOPC said: "After being notified by the force, we sent investigators to the scene."

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