Tonnes of rock have smashed onto Sussex beaches, just a kilometre away from a previous cliff fall a few months ago.

Aerial footage from the Peacehaven area shows a large section of the cliff face missing this morning.

The cliff fall happened close to Rushey Hill Caravan Park near The Highway in Peacehaven, on the edge of the Friar's Bay geological site.

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The coastal erosion is east of the Undercliff Walk which connects Peacehaven cliffs and The Promenade.

It comes just months after another fall near Newhaven Heights saw the coast eroded metres away from a walking path along the edge of the field.

Rushey Hill Caravan ParkRushey Hill Caravan Park (Image: Eddie Mitchell)

The collapse happened just metres from a mobile home park housing hundreds of residents.

Aerial photos at the time showed people walking along the coastal path while large rocks hung from the cliff face.

The sections of the cliff are just 1.2km away from each other.