A man was killed in a road smash on the A24 near Dial Post last night after his car was involved in a crash with a lorry.

The 31-year-old from Burgess Hill, who was driving a red Peugeot 205, was dead when ambulance crews arrived.

The lorry driver was not injured.

PC Gary Lewis, of Horsham Traffic Division, said: "A heavy goods vehicle pulled across the A24 going into the Old Barn Nursery when he was struck by a vehicle travelling north on the outside lane."

Witnesses should contact PC Lewis on 0845 6070999.