A teenager died last night after losing control of his car on a country road in West Sussex.

The 17-year-old victim, who has not been named, died at the scene of the crash on the B2145 between Chichester and Selsey.

Police say his Vauxhall Nova left the road and ploughed into a tree in the village of Sidlesham.

Traffic police at Chichester have launched an appeal for witnesses to the accident, which happened at 11.55pm.