72-year-old man taken to hospital following 'single car collision' in Rottingdean

A 72-year-old man was injured and taken to hospital following a single car collision on the A259 in Rottingdean on Thursday morning (November 5), Sussex Police has said.

Police confirmed they were called to the incident at about 9:50am.

A police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a single car collision with a bus stop on the A259 in Rottingdean at around 0950 today, Thursday 5 November.

“A 72-year-old man was injured and is currently being treated in hospital.”

The road was reportedly closed both ways as a result, but it has since reopened according to AA Traffic News.

Compass Bus Travel posted on social media at 11:46am informing customers the 11:40 service from East Saltdean would not run due to an incident ‘on the junction of Marine Drive and High Street’.

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