A23 reopens after Cuckfield man driving the wrong way dies in head-on crash with lorry

The A23 has re-opened following a fatal crash involving a car and a lorry.

Sussex Police said a 23 year old man from Cuckfield had died in the collision.

Emergency services were called at 5.15 this morning ( Sunday July 10) following the incident near Bolney.

Investigating officers are keen to speak with the occupants of a dark coloured Ford who stopped at the scene but left prior to police arrival.

The car involved in the collision, a black Nissan Qashqai, was travelling towards oncoming traffic southbound along the carriageway before colliding with the articulated lorry.

Police attended the scene alongside colleagues from West Sussex Fire & Rescue and SECAmb.

Unfortunately the driver of the Nissan Qashqai, a 23-year-old man from Cuckfield, was pronounced dead at the scene.

His next-of-kin have been informed.