Car fire leads to blocked roads near Birling Gap and Seven Sisters

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called at 2:28pm to attend the car park on Beachy Head Road, Eastbourne, following reports of a car fire.

Crews from Newhaven attended and the car fire was out on arrival – but there was a small area around the car that had caught fire and firefighters extinguished this.

The cause of the fire was deemed accidental and crews left the scene at 3:16pm.

AA Traffic News said: “Road blocked and queueing traffic due to crash on Beachy Head Road near Birling Gap & the Seven Sisters.”