Two people were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in ploughed into a ditch on the A27 near Worthing.

The man and woman suffered minor injuries in the crash on the westbound carriageway by Hammerpot garage, between Worthing and Arundel, just after 4pm yesterday.

The pair were out of the car by the time fire crews from Arundel, East Preston and Worthing arrived.

One lane of the road was closed for 90 minutes.

The names of the two people, who were taken to St Richards Hospital in Chichester, have not been released by Sussex Police, who operate data protection guidelines.