Brighton student dies after being hit by car at Falmer

A 21-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car on the A27 at Falmer.

The man died yesterday (Sunday 6 July) at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

He was hit in the early hours of Saturday (5 July) morning as the car headed towards Lewes.

The driver involved in the accident has not been arrested.

Sussex Police said: “On Saturday at around 1.15am, emergency services were called to a collision on the eastbound A27 at Falmer between a car and a pedestrian.

“The man, believed to be a student from America, was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital but sadly died on Sunday afternoon.”

PC Kelly Newton said: “We are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the pedestrian leading up to it to contact police on 101 or email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk.”