Crash kills pensioner

Police said the man, who was in his 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene. He had collided with a blue Peugeot 206, which was travelling east along the busy road at 6.15pm. The driver of the car, a 24-year-old woman from Worthing, was not hurt.

Police had not released the man's name or any more details about what had happened when the Herald went to print on Wednesday.

The accident has prompted one road user to call for safety measures to be installed on the road for the sake of drivers and pedestrians.

Sarah Garbutt said she uses the road every day and saw the aftermath of the crash on Monday evening.

She said: "The A259 is a very busy road and has a 50 miles an hour speed limit.

"There is only one safe place for pedestrians to cross.

"I drive down it every day and quite often have a bullish driver on my bumper trying to pressure me to go faster.

"I saw a dead person on Monday night and I really don't want to see another one.

"Please West Sussex County Council have a look at what can be done to prevent this kind of accident happening again."

Police are appealing for witnesses to Monday night's incident, which happened close to Ferring Lane.