A student has died after being hit by a bus.

Zhiying He, known as Cecilia, died yesterday following the crash in Lewes Road, Brighton, at 8.35am on Tuesday.

A Sussex Police statement said: "She was a student at the International Study Centre and was living on the campus at the University of Sussex in Brighton.

"The collision happened on Tuesday at about 8.35am on the A270 Lewes Road with the junction of Ringmer Road. The bus was travelling south in a bus lane.

"She suffered serious head injuries and was taken to Southampton Hospital neurological unit. She sadly died there on Wednesday. The bus driver was uninjured."

Police would like to speak to anyone who has any information or who saw the collision. Phone 101 or email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk and quote Operation Realm.

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