Worthing woman dies in car crash on the A27 at Arundel

A Saab was travelling eastbound on the A27, near the White Swan Hotel west of Arundel, when the crash happened at 9am.

Police say the Saab was in collision with a Vauxhall Astra on the opposite carriageway; before the Saab left the road and hit a tree.

The driver, a 30 year old woman from Worthing, died as a result of her injuries. She has not yet been named by police.

The Astra driver and his passenger - aged 44 and 83 respectively and from Lancing - suffered serious inuries.

Dr Neil Iosson, a volunteer doctor from SIMCAS who attended the accident, said: "Three people were seriously injured, with one woman trapped in the wreckage of her car after it slid down a bank into dense woodland.

"Doctors from SIMCAS and the Surrey/Sussex Air Ambulance were involved in extensive efforts to free and resuscitate her, although unfortunately she died later at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton."

The road was closed, in both directions, for several hours for police investigations.

Anyone who witnessed what happened is asked to contact police on 0845 60 70 999, quoting Operation Moorshill.

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