A man has died after a serious crash with a second man arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
A 78-year-old man died in hospital after a head-on collision between his Honda Jazz and BMW on Thursday, February 9.
The driver of the BMW, a 26-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after the crash in Ifield Avenue in Crawley. He has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
The man died in hospital on Monday, four days after the crash. His next of kin have been informed.
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A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “A BMW travelling east on Thursday 9 February at 11.20am collided head on with a Honda Jazz car travelling west.
The driver of the BMW, a 26-year-old man left the scene initially but later returned and was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving.
“Anyone who saw the collision, or the BMW being driven prior to the collision, or anyone with relevant dashcam or CCTV footage of the incident is asked to contact police by emailing collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk quoting Operation Earwig.”
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