Two people have been killed in a crash between two motorbikes on the A27 in East Sussex.

It happened west of Selmeston just before 4pm on Saturday. One of the bikes caught fire in the smash.

A police spokesman said: " Tragically the rider and pillion passenger of one of the motorcycles involved, a Honda CBR 1100, were killed as a result."

The rider was a 43-year-old man and the passenger was a 55-year-old woman. Both were from St Leonards, Hastings.

The road was closed for four hours while police investigated the accident.