CHILD HURT IN CRASH

A CHILD cyclist was injured in a crash at Heathfield on Tuesday evening, May 23.

Polegate Road Policing Department are appealing for witnesses to the collision in at 10.30pm in Ghyll Road.

A mountain bike being riden by a 11-year-old collided with a BMW 316i being driven by a 39-year-old Hailsham man. The cyclist was taken to the Eastbourne District General Hospital with serious head injuries.

If you have any information about this collision you can call Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999 or Crimestoppers free on 0800 555 111 quoting Operation Jensen.