A man has died from multiple injuries after a head-on smash between a car and a van on an East Sussex road.

A Vauxhall Astramax van heading south on the A267 at Cross-in-Hand was involved in a crash with a Ford Mondeo coming the other way.

The 20-year-old driver of the van, an Uckfield man, suffered multiple injuries and subsequently died.

The Mondeo driver, a 52-year-old man from Hailsham, was seriously injured. No one else was involved.

Both men were taken to Eastbourne District General Hospital.

Police have appealed for witnesses to call Sgt Read at Polegate traffic base on 0845 6070999.