Pedestrian seriously injured in Sussex town centre collision
A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries in a collision with a car in a Sussex town centre.
The 36-year-old local man was crossing the A259 North Street, Worthing, just before 8pm on Friday evening (May 15) when he was in collision with a black Nissan Qashqai.
He suffered serious head injuries and was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, a spokesman for Sussex Police confirmed.
The 40-year-old driver of the Nissan, a Worthing man, was uninjured, police added.
The road was closed for several hours while rescue, recovery and investigation work took place and was fully re-opened around 1.30am.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to email [email protected] or call 101 quoting Operation Maplehurst.