Motorcyclist in hospital after accident closed A27 for four hours

A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after being involved in one of three accidents which closed the A27 for four hours.

Police are appealing for witnesses after the collisions took place in quick succession on the route yesterday afternoon (Sunday April 13).

Emergency services were called at just after 4pm to a two vehicle collision on the eastbound carriageway between the Devil Dykes junction and the A23 junction, Brighton.

While in the process of dealing with this collision, two more collisions happened in the slow moving traffic approaching the scene of the first incident.

The initial collision involved a Peugeot 406 driven by a 49-year-old woman from Haywards Heath and a Mercedes driven by a 37-year-old man from Brighton. Both were uninjured in the incident.

The second involved a red Ducati motorcycle being ridden by a 44-year-old man from Brighton and five vehicles.

Police said the rider suffered serious but not life threatening injuries. He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, where he is described as being in a stable condition.

The vehicles involved included a Ford Focus, a Vauxhall Meriva, a Mercedes and a Honda Civic.

The third collision was between a green Kawasaki motorcycle and a yellow Honda motorcycle who in the process of slowing down as they approached the scene collided.

The Kawasaki motorcyclist, a man aged 32 from Horley, and the Honda motorcyclist, a 34-year-old man from Horsham, both suffered minor injuries.

A spokesman for Sussex police said: “The A27 was closed for four hours to enable medical assistance, investigation work, recovery of vehicles, and assessment of damage to the central reservation barriers.

“We would like to thank members of the public for their patience during the road closure.”

Anyone who saw any of the collision are asked to ring 101 or email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk and quote Operation Turnbull.