'Serious injuries' - Pedestrian hurt after collision reported near Sussex hospital
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after a serious collision in Brighton.
AA Traffic News reported that Eastern Road was blocked, on Monday morning (October 19).
A traffic notice read: “Road blocked and queueing traffic due to accident, a pedestrian involved on Eastern Road Both ways between Chesham Street and Chichester Place.
"Since 08:45, just east of the Royal Sussex Hospital.”
Sussex Police said the collision involved a car and a female pedestrian.
A statement read: “The pedestrian is believed to have sustained serious injuries and is being treated in hospital.”
South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed its response to ‘reports of a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian’.
A spokesperson said: “An ambulance crew attended and one patient was assessed and treated for injuries at the scene, before being taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital for further treatment.”
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