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A23 shut between Patcham and Pyecombe both directions
- Thread starter Rogero
- Start date
Return of the Rev
Well-known member
youth footie tourno today! clear them roads
Silkster365
Oooo its a corner
re-opened again now, and all back to normal
Return of the Rev
Well-known member
super!
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
- 10,967
Thats bad.
Two men died in the early hours of Sunday when the car they were travelling in lost control and left the road, according to police.
Two other men in the Peugeot car were treated in hospital before being arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following the accident near Brighton, East Sussex.
All four occupants of the car were from London, according to Sussex Police.
The car was being driven southbound on the A23 when it left the road near the A273 junction at Pyecombe, a few minutes after 1am.
The two suspects were taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, but were not seriously injured.
A police spokesman said: "They were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remain in police custody this morning.
"The collision impacted on both carriageways and the A23 was closed in both directions at Pyecombe while rescue, recovery and collision investigation work was carried out.
"It was re-opened at 7.25am."
Two other men in the Peugeot car were treated in hospital before being arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following the accident near Brighton, East Sussex.
All four occupants of the car were from London, according to Sussex Police.
The car was being driven southbound on the A23 when it left the road near the A273 junction at Pyecombe, a few minutes after 1am.
The two suspects were taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, but were not seriously injured.
A police spokesman said: "They were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remain in police custody this morning.
"The collision impacted on both carriageways and the A23 was closed in both directions at Pyecombe while rescue, recovery and collision investigation work was carried out.
"It was re-opened at 7.25am."
Possibly both arrested for dangerous driving while police wait to take blood samples. I'm sure I read a few years ago that a drunk passenger can be arrested for dangerous driving if it's thought that they were a risk to the safety of the car. I await to be corrected by our resident officers of the law.
BensGrandad
New member
The driver may have been a learner and the other person the qualified driver.
White van doing more than 60 ?
Brighton M
Banned
i dont think learners traditionally go out at 2am
BensGrandad
New member
Many drive if the other occupants of the car have been drinking. I know that the qualified driver can still be done if over the top but does everybody stick to that religously. I think that many L drivers drive when the qualified driver is very slightly over the top and he/she has had nothing.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
How shit must they feel. You've just killed two of your mates and you're locked up in police custody all day.
Bad times.
Bad times.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,499
Because neither of them will admit who was driving. You could potentially have every occupant of a vehicle arrested on suspicion if it couldn't be immediately established who was at the wheel. People have been known to lie to police. I know that will shock you all, but it does happen.
SussexHoop
New member
- Dec 7, 2003
- 887
Ah, I see. For some reason I kinda imagined them having to be cut out of the car by the fire service in which instance it wouldn't been fairly obvious who was driving.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Or ... slightly more innocently ... both of them might have decided that it might be best to await legal advice before either of them say anything.