Man taken to hospital with life threatening injuries after crash involving police car in Sussex

A man has been taken to hospital with serious, life threatening injuries after a car crashed into a stationary police car in West Sussex.

The crash happened on the A27 in Hammerpot around 1.25am on Tuesday (22 November).

The car collided with the police car which was helping with a lane closure following a separate crash which happened two hours before.

A man was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital with serious, life threatening and life changing injuries, where he remains at this time.

The road had been closed in both directions so colleagues from West Sussex Fire and Rescue and the ambulance service could attend the scene.

It has now been reopened.

Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward by emailing collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk quoting Operation Hutton.