Motorists faced nearly four miles of queues and delays of more than an hour after a crash on the A27. People trying to get from Portslade to Shoreham yesterday faced stop-start traffic after the accident which happened at around 9am. The driver had a lucky escape after hitting the central reservation barrier but the road was closed westbound between the A283 and A2025 for hours while contractors from National Highways worked to fix the damaged bridge parapet .
Police said there were no injuries. Then at about 1pm, firefighters were called to a three-vehicle crash on the eastbound side of the A27 near the Southwick tunnel. Firefighters were called to the A27 eastbound near Southwick tunnel (Image: Sussex News and Pictures) The smash involved two cars and a motorbike.
A fire service spokeswoman said: “Upon arrival firefighters carried out first aid before leaving a casualty in the care of crews from South East Coast Ambulance Service.” It was a bleak weekend on the road as two motorists were killed in the east of the county. READ MORE: Drug driver suggested he was spiked at restaurant before head-on crash In the early hours of Saturday police were called to the A22 Polegate Road in Hailsham after a motorbike crashed into a roundabout.
The motorcyclist, a 34-year-old from Eastbourne, was pronounced dead at the scene . The A22 Polegate Road was closed while police investigated a fatal motorbike crash on Saturday morning (Image: Sussex News and Pictures) Sussex Police said his.
