Cyclist dies after Bexhill crash

A 41-year-old cyclist who was seriously injured in a collision in Bexhill this morning has died in hospital. He was involved in a collision with a lorry while travelling along the A259 De La Warr Road at a round 7am this morning.

Sussex Police say a 60-year-old man who is from Leeds has been arrested in Eastbourne on suspicion of failing to stop and he remains in custody.

The A259 was closed in both directions until around 11am while police investigated the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sussex Police quoting Operation Rochester or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Police have reopened De La Warr Road in Bexhill after an accident between a lorry and a cyclist.

The accident happened just after 7 o'clock this morning. The seriously injured cyclist was airlifted to hospital in London.

The lorry did not stop at the scene but was stopped a short time later in Eastbourne. A 60-year-old man from Leeds has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop and is in custody. Officers are appealing for witnesses to the collision.

Paramedics have been flown in to treat a cyclist injured in a collision with a lorry in Bexhill.

The accident happened shortly after 7 o'clock this morning.

Police closed the road between Brett Drive and King Offa Way.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact Sussex Police on 101 quoting serial 173 of 12/4.

A person has been airlifted to hospital after an accident involving a lorry and a cyclist. The incident led to the closure in both directions of the A259 De La Warr Road in Bexhill this morning. It happened between the A269 Dorset Road / King Offa Way and the A2036 Hastings Road (Glynde Gap).