Appeal after car overturns in Maresfield

Thursday, 24 July 2025 15:46

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in a collision in Maresfield.

At around 8.40am on Wednesday, July 23, a black classic Ford car, made in 1915, was travelling along the A272 eastbound and has entered the Batts Bridge Roundabout and overturned, close to the Batts Bridge junction.

The vehicle and its two occupants were recovered by emergency services; no other vehicles were involved.

The driver – an 83-year-old man from Middlesex – was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries.

The passenger– a 69-year-old man from East Sussex – was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

An investigation is underway, and officers are urging anyone who witnessed the collision or the moments leading up to it, or captured any relevant dash cam, CCTV or mobile footage, to email collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk quoting serial 341 of 23/07.

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