A21 closed after car collides with tree near Battle; severe flooding also reported

According to AA Traffic News, the incident – near Battle – saw a car collide with a tree.

A traffic report read: “Road closed and queueing traffic due to crash, a car into a tree involved on A21 both ways from Marley Lane to Whatlington Road.”

This is one of multiple road closures in place in Sussex this evening, amid the arrival of Storm Henk.

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A spokesperson for National Highways said: “The A21 in East Sussex is CLOSED in both directions between the A28 (Baldslow) and the A2100 (John’s Cross) due to flooding and a fallen tree.

"Our contractors and police are on scene and the road is expected to remain closed throughout the evening.”