A motorist died when his car went over a roundabout and hit a house.

The crash happened yesterday afternoon at the Turners Hill Road roundabout in East Grinstead.

The driver was in a white Renault Clio going towards East Grinstead through roadworks when it collided with a blue Ford Mondeo.

The Renault, believed to be driven by a man from Surrey, went over the roundabout, mounted the pavement and crashed into the house.

The driver was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries.

Police today appealed for information and were trying to trace relatives.

The driver of the Mondeo, a 56-year-old man from Crowborough, was not hurt.