A person was taken to hospital in a serious condition following an earlier crash.

A van and a lorry were involved in a crash this morning at 7.10am on the A264 Five Oaks Road near Horsham.

The road remains closed in both directions.

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South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) crews attended the scene at 7.15am alongside a team from Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance by road.

One person was assessed and treated at the scene before being taken in a serious condition to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, Secamb said.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information or dashcam footage is asked to contact police online or call 101 quoting Operation Cureen.”