A woman was killed when her motorbike was involved in a crash with a Transit van at a Sussex beauty spot.

The woman was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital and later died of head injuries after the accident at Ditchling Beacon at 7.40am yesterday.

A police spokesman said: "It looks like the Yamaha motorbike the woman was on went out of control at the brow of the Beacon and ran into the Transit van."