Pensioners hurt in serious Cross in Hand car crash

5:32pm Monday 18th February 2013 in News By Bill Gardner

Picture taken by Sgt Dan Pitcher Picture taken by Sgt Dan Pitcher

Two pensioners were seriously hurt when their car crashed and flipped over onto its roof.

Emergency services were called to the A67 in Cross In Hand at the junction with Meres Lane at 1:40pm this afternoon after two vehicles collided.

The 90-year old man driving one of the cars and his 93-year old woman passenger were trapped in an overturned car and were released by firefighters.

An air ambulance took the woman to Queens Hospital Neurological Centre in Central London with what is currently assessed as a significant head injury, although she is conscious.

The man was taken by road ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with injuries which are not assessed as serious. The occupants of the other vehicle were not injured.

The road was closed for more than three hours while investigators examined the scene but is now open.

Comments(4)

saraman says...
6:00pm Mon 18 Feb 13

I'm not saying that the 90 year olds were at fault, because we don't know. But surely the question must be asked. ''Should any of us still be driving at that age''?

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worthingite says...
6:00pm Mon 18 Feb 13

What going on cops taking pictures of poor old pensioners misfortunes on the road, lets hope he does not die.

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Pitviper says...
8:35am Tue 19 Feb 13

It's the A267 not A67 and **** right people in their 90's should not be driving, their reactions are slow and their eysight is not what it used to be. I intend to give up my licence when I'm in my 70's and by then it will be cheaper to get taxis everywhere!

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Pitviper says...
8:36am Tue 19 Feb 13

I didn't realise d a m n was a profanity!

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