The A259 Hythe Road in both directions closed, queueing traffic due to accident involving a car and a lorry at Marine Avenue (New Beach Holiday Centre). Traffic is being diverted via Burmarsh Road to Botolph's Bridge but the roads are very narrow.
TRAVEL - ROADS: KENT A259 southbound closed at Sandwich
Hazardous driving conditions and road closed due to ice on A256 Southbound between A258 and A2. The police are now closing the road in both directions after multiple accidents.
TRAVEL - ROADS: EAST SUSSEX - A259 closed in both directions at Rye
The A259 closed in both directions at Rye. Queueing traffic due to an accident between A268 Landgate and Camber Road. The emergency services attending. Near the turning for Camber Sands.
A 41-year-old cyclist who was seriously injured in a collision in Bexhill this morning has died in hospital. He was involved in a collision with a lorry while travelling along the A259 De La Warr Road at a round 7am this morning.
Sussex Police say a 60-year-old man who is from Leeds has been arrested in Eastbourne on suspicion of failing to stop and he remains in custody.
The A259 was closed in both directions until around 11am while police investigated the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sussex Police quoting Operation Rochester or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
"Sadly this collision has resulted in the tragic death of a man. We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the collision."
– Sergeant Paul Skinner, Sussex Police's Road Policing Unit
A person has been airlifted to hospital after an accident involving a lorry and a cyclist. The incident led to the closure in both directions of the A259 De La Warr Road in Bexhill this morning. It happened between the A269 Dorset Road / King Offa Way and the A2036 Hastings Road (Glynde Gap).
TRAVEL - ROADS: SUSSEX - A259 Bexhill closed in parts
The A259 De La Warr Road in Bexhill, Sussex is closed in both directions after an accident involving a lorry and a cyclist. It happened between the A269 Dorset Road / King Offa Way and the A2036 Hastings Road (Glynde Gap).