Teens hurt in crash

Shortly after 5pm emergency services were called to the accident at the junction of the A259 King Offa Way and the A269 Dorset Road.

A Vauxhall Corsa and an Audi Q7 had collided, leading to the closure of the A259 and nearby roads for almost two hours.

A 17-year-old woman from Hailsham, driving the Vauxhall, suffered leg injuries and a rear seat passenger, a 17-year-old woman from Bexhill, suffered pelvic injuries. Both were taken by ambulance to the Conquest Hospital and kept in for treatment. The front seat passenger, an 18-year-old man from Eastbourne, suffered cuts.

The driver of the Audi, a 42-year-old man from North Terrace, Hastings, suffered cuts and bruises.