A man died in a car crash on the A272 yesterday (Monday 29 April) and another man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Sussex Police said: “Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a fatal collision near Petworth.
“The collision on the A272 Horsham Road happened near Fox Hill at about 7.50am on Monday 29 April.
“A 74-year-old man from Reigate was treated by paramedics but tragically was pronounced deceased at the scene.
“His next of kin have been informed.
“A 65-year-old man from Midhurst in a separate vehicle sustained serious injuries and was taken to St Richard’s Hospital, in Chichester, where he is stable.
“Police are investigating the collision which is believed to have involved four vehicles.
“Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
“This includes anyone with CCTV in the area and anyone with dashcam footage from vehicles in the area at the time.
“Information can be reported to Sussex Police online or emailed to collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk, quoting Operation Preston.”
Police are investigating reports that the Porsche driver who sadly died had swerved to avoid a large pothole at the side of the road and then clipped the BMW leading to the 4 car crash. Interesting that the pothole had been there for weeks un-repaired and the very next day West Sussex County Council came out and repaired just that one pothole. Pity they didn’t repair it earlier!