Seven in Hospital After Chichester Car Crash

Seven people were taken to hospital after a major car crash

along Old Broyle Road in Chichester on Sunday.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident in

which three cars were involved. A blue

Audi A3 was being driven east along Old Broyle Road when it collided with a

black Subaru Impreza going in the opposite direction. As a result of the collision

the Subaru was set ablaze which then proceeded to cause damage to a green

Peugeot.

The incident saw seven people injured, six seriously, and

all of them were admitted to hospital for treatment. Two men are thought to be

in life threatening positions: the driver of the Subaru, 30 from Okehampton in

Devon who suffered serious chest injuries and one of his four passengers, a 20

year old man from Stockbridge, Chichester who suffered serious head injuries.

Of the three other passengers in the Subaru, one 22 year old male from Rowlands

Castle suffered a broken wrist, one 20 year old female also from Rowlands

Castle received a serious yet not life threatening head injury and the final

passenger was a 27 year old man from Chichester who has broken his leg.

The driver of the Audi was a 34 year old man from Chichester

and he received a broken ankle while the 29 year old driver of the Peugeot

suffered minor injuries.

Anyone with any information about this tragic crash is asked

to contact Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999 quoting Operation Henlow.