Pedestrian killed on A27 at Crossbush is named

POLICE have named a 52-year-old pedestrian who died following a collision with a car on the A27 at Crossbush in the early hours of Saturday morning (October 27).

By The Newsroom

Published 30th Oct 2012, 12:07 BST

He was John Russell Gayfer, of Woodlands Road, East Grinstead.

Police and emergency services were called to the collision involving a blue Rover 75 car on the westbound carriageway at 1.30am. Mr Gayfer died from his injuries at the scene.

The driver of the Rover, a 24-year-old man from Portslade, was treated for shock.

Inquiries into the cause of the accident are continuing and police have renewed their appeal for anyone who may have seen a man walking along the A27 in the Crossbush area, or a Rover 75, prior to the collision, to please contact them via the 101 number, quoting Operation Parham.