Man in hospital following Eastbourne A259 collision
A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with ‘serious’ injuries following a collision in Eastbourne.
Sussex Police said it received a report of a collision between a bus and a pedestrian in Seaside at about 11.43am on Sunday, January 18.
A spokesperson for the force said: “The pedestrian – a man in his 20s – was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
“Anyone with any information or footage of the incident is asked to report it online or call 101, quoting serial 411 of 18/01.”
The collision partially blocked A259 Seaside in both directions.
An update from AA Traffic News read: “Partially blocked and slow traffic due to crash on A259 Seaside both ways between Windermere Crescent and Channel View Road.
"Lane was previously fully blocked for a short period of time.”
Bus services were diverted due to the incident.
In a statement on X, Stagecoach South East said: “#Eastbourne Seaside is currently blocked between Beach Road and Channel View Road due to an incident.
“Services 1, 1A & Link are diverting via Beach Road, Eastbourne Seafront and Lottbridge Drove.”