The Police Complaints Authority is supervising an inquiry into a crash between a car and a police van which left a woman injured.

The smash happened at 9.13pm on Tuesday on the A270 Lewes Road, Brighton, at the junction with Southover Street.

A police Ford Transit was in collision with a Peugeot car. The car's driver, a woman in her forties, was seriously hurt.

David Petch of the Police Complaints Authority said: "We hope that the driver makes a full recovery from her injuries. I will ensure that the investigation is undertaken fairly and thoroughly."