Man suffers serious injuries in A22 Uckfield crash

The collision happened on a high-speed section of the A22 near Uckfield.

The man's car ended up in a ditch by the side of the road after he swerved in a bid not to hit the vehicle that had stopped.

The wife of the injured driver, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: "He slammed on the brakes but he must have known he was going to go in the back of the car. He swerved to avoid it but clipped the back end of the car and ricocheted off the wheel.

“The car started catching on fire and a member of the public in a bin lorry pulled him out of the car."

Emergency services at the scene of the incident (Image: Supplied)

The man was transferred to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, where he remains having suffered serious spinal injuries.

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A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: “Police responded to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A22 at Uckfield around 11.30am on Thursday, September.

“One man suffered potentially serious injuries and was passed into the care of the ambulance service. The road was closed temporarily to allow recovery of the vehicles to take place.”