A 46-year-old Worthing man died in a two-car crash on the A26 at Malling Down, Lewes, on Saturday night. Sussex Police want witnesses and dashcam footage.

A 46-year-old man from Worthing has died after a two-car crash on the A26 near Lewes on Saturday night.

He was a passenger in one of the cars. A second Worthing man, the 37-year-old driver of that car, was taken to hospital with injuries.

Sussex Police said emergency services were called at about 10pm on Saturday 31 October. The crash happened at Malling Down, near the A26’s junction with the B2192. That is on the northern edge of Lewes, about 18 miles east of Worthing as the crow flies.

What the police said

The force published its appeal at 12.25pm on Sunday. It gives these details:

  • the collision involved a silver Volkswagen Polo and a black Renault Megane
  • the passenger in the Volkswagen, a 46-year-old man from Worthing, died at the scene
  • his next of kin have been told
  • the driver of the Volkswagen, a 37-year-old man from Worthing, was taken to hospital with injuries
  • the driver of the Renault, a 23-year-old man from Crowborough, was also taken to hospital with injuries

The force said: “Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”

Acting Detective Inspector Rob Baldwin, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We are investigating the circumstances of this collision, and we are appealing for information.”

The statement does not say how the crash happened or how badly either driver was hurt. It records no arrest. We will not speculate on the cause.

How to help

Sussex Police wants to hear from anyone who saw the crash. It also wants footage of the crash, or of either car in the area before it happened.

You can contact the force:

  • online
  • by calling 101
  • by emailing collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk

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What it means for you

If you drove home to Worthing from Lewes, Uckfield or Ringmer on Saturday evening, check your dashcam before it records over the footage. A few seconds of either car on the approach to the junction could help the investigation.

For closures and roadworks closer to home, see our Worthing roadworks and travel page.

We will update this page with anything further Sussex Police publishes about the collision.