Northiam woman among casualties of two-car crash

Emergency services were called to Old London Road, Hastings, to attend the crash involving a red Fiat and a purple Ford at around 5.55pm.

The Fiat driver, the 66-year-old woman from Northiam, suffered slight injuries and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

The driver of the Ford, a 21-year-old woman from Hastings, also sustained slight injuries and was taken to hospital as a precaution as was her 31-year-old female passenger.

One of the women in the Ford had to be cut free from the car by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

The road was closed southbound for recovery work but reopened at around 7.30pm.

Witnesses can email [email protected] or call 101, quoting reference 1221 of 30/06, with information.

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