Man, 83, and woman, 30, dead following serious collision

AN 83-YEAR-OLD man and a 30-year-old woman have died following a serious collision involving three vehicles. Emergency services were called to the incident on the A272 at Cowfold, near Horsham, at around 11.30am on Monday, March 28. The collision involved a silver Ford Fiesta, a white Ford Fiesta, and a Skania tipper truck.

Police have now confirmed that two people were pronounced dead at the scene – a man, 83, from Worthing, and a woman, 30, from Aylesford, Kent. Two other women, both aged 23 and from Kent, were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Road closures remained in place while police, the fire service, ambulance service and air ambulance service responded to the incident.

Detective Sergeant Rob Baldwin, of the Surrey and Sussex Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We would particularly like to speak with anyone travelling on the A272 between Cowfold village and Littleworth Lane to the west, on Monday morning between 11.15am and 11.30am, who has dash camera footage. 

“We’d also like to speak with any resident or business who has CCTV footage showing the road between those locations.”