A pensioner died after being hit by a car on a busy road in Hove.

The 79-year-old was crossing New Church Road near its junction with Saxon Road when she was in collision with a Renault Megane.

The accident happened at 6.25pm on Saturday. The woman was taken by ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, where she died yesterday morning.

The car driver, a 32-year-old man from Hove, suffered shock.

Police appealed for witnesses to call 0845 6070999.