Police issue update after fatal A24 crash
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A spokeswoman for Sussex Police confirmed a 19-year-old arrested by officers on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been released without charge.
A 28-year-old who was also arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been released under investigation while enquiries continue, she added.
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Hide AdEmergency services scrambled to the scene of the collision at 1.25pm on Sunday (December 6), after reports of a Lexus colliding with a tree.
A Sussex Police spokesman said at the time: “Officers, ambulance and fire crews attended and a 24-year-old man – the passenger from the Lexus – was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
“The driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.”
The road was closed in both directions between Southwater and the Hop Oast roundabout.
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Hide AdOfficers are appealing to anyone who witnessed the Lexus or a white Toyota being driven prior to the collision, or who has any dash-cam footage that could assist with enquiries.
Anyone with information is asked to report it to Sussex Police online or call 101, quoting Operation Hampstead.