A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a lorry in Cooksbridge, near Lewes, yesterday morning.

The 20-year-old man from South Chailey was driving a blue Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle southbound on the A275 near Winterlands Farm when he collided with the lorry at 7.45am.

He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with leg and arm injuries.

The 39-year-old man from Sevenoaks, Kent, who was driving the blue Volvo FL180 and his 52-year-old male passenger were uninjured in the collision.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999.