A 15-YEAR-OLD boy who was riding pillion on a motorcycle has died in a road crash.

The victim, who has not been identified, died trapped underneath a

Mercedes saloon in Coldharbour Road, Upper Dicker.

Police are investigating how the tragedy occurred and are appealing for

witnesses to come forward.

The victim, who lives in the area, was riding

pillion on the 50cc machine when it was involved in a collision with the silver Mercedes and a parked Mercedes van.

The rider of the

motorcycle, a 16-year-old boy who also lives in the area, received serious but not life-threatening injuries and was taken to Eastbourne District General Hospital.

The car driver was not injured, said a Sussex Police spokesman.

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