An investigation is underway into the death of a man who was hit by a car in Bognor Regis. Charlie Hancock, who was 20, from Pagham, died at St Richards Hospital in Chichester this morning. A 41-year-old man, believed to be the driver of the car, has been arrested.
A 41-year-old local man, believed to be the driver of the car, was arrested for grievous bodily harm at the time.
This is now being treated as a homicide investigation by Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team working in conjunction with colleagues in West Sussex Division.
A 20-year-old man has died following a hit and run in Bognor. Police were called to Rowan Way, Bognor, just after 10pm on 13 May.
The injured man Charlie Hancock, of Nyetimber Lane, Pagham, was taken to St Richards Hospital, Chichester, where he died in the early hours of the morning. Police are in liaison with his family.
Clowns are taking over a seaside town for what could be the final time - after the main sponsors pulled out of the annual convention. Bognor has hosted the biggest clown gathering in the country since 1985.
