A youth was seriously injured when he tried to cross a flyover in Crawley and was hit by a van.

The accident victim, who has not been named, scaled two sets of railings to reach the flyover in Hazlewick Avenue.

He then tried to cross the carriageway but was hit by the Mercedes van as it travelled north.

He suffered serious head injuries in the accident, at 4.53pm yesterday, and was taken to the East Surrey Hospital at Redhill for treatment.