A young motorcyclist was left with serious injuries after a head on collision with a minibus. 

At around 6pm on Tuesday (5 May) emergency services were called to Hanlye Lane, Cuckfield, where a motorcycle and a minibus had been in head-on collision.

A 20-year-old man from Horsted Keynes, the rider of a blue Suzuki SV650, suffered serious injuries.

He was taken by ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, where he has been detained for treatment.

The driver of the blue Renault minibus, a 42-year-old woman from East Grinstead, was unhurt.

The road was closed until 8.37pm while the incident was dealt with.