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UPDATE: Two seriously injured in A259 crash
Published by Simon Fielding at 6:11am 10th October 2018. (Updated at 11:23am 10th October 2018)
Two people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash on the A259.
Police have released more details about the incident at Colworth, between Chichester and Bognor, at around 10.06pm on Tuesday night.
A black Nissan Leaf travelling north-west collided with a red Skoda Citigo travelling in the opposite direction, causing the Skoda to go into a ditch. The Nissan remained on the road.
The Skoda driver, a 78-year-old woman from Bognor, sustained serious leg, pelvic and chest injuries.
She was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, where she remains in a stable condition.
The Nissan driver, a 41-year-old man from Chichester, sustained serious chest injuries and was taken to St Richard's Hospital in Chichester for treatment.
Sussex Police are appealing for anyone who saw what happened, or anyone with dash cam footage, to report it online or phone 101, quoting Operation Abacus.
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