A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with a car on the A26 near Newhaven.

The 38-year-old rider was fatally injured in the collision between his Honda machine and a Ford Focus near the Three Ponds caravan park, South Heighton.

The driver and four passengers in the car were taken to hospital with slight injuries after the accident just after 4pm yesterday.

The dead man has not yet been named but is thought to be from the Newhaven area.

Witnesses should call PC Skinner of Polegate traffic police on 0845 6070999.