A person has been rescued from a car which came off the steep road to Ditchling Beacon.

Emergency services swarmed Ditchling village this morning after a car drove off Ditchling Bostall and reportedly suffered a steep drop off the road.

One person has since been rescued from the vehicle and handed over to ambulance crews.

A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 08:42am on 11 September to reports of a car coming off the road in Westmeston, near Ditchling.

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"Three fire engines were in attendance from East and West Sussex Fire and Rescue Services.

"Crews rescued one casualty from the car who was handed over to the care of the ambulance service.

"Partners including Sussex Police and HART (Hazardous Area Response Team) were also in attendance."