Lottbridge Drove was closed southbound for hours today (Wednesday, June 22) between the Highfield Link and the Tesco roundabout due to a collision, Sussex Roads Police confirmed on Twitter.
The road is now open again according to traffic monitors.
Sussex Police said officers responded to the collision around 10.10am. It involved a lorry and a person on a mobility scooter.
A police spokersperson said, “The person in the mobility scooter was taken to hospital by air ambulance with serious, life threatening injuries.”
The AA site called the collision a ‘serious crash’.
Any witnesses to the collision or has CCTV footage of it is asked to report it to investigating officers by emailing [email protected] or call 101 quoting Operation Alderstone.