A man has been found dead in a van parked close to a primary school.

The body was found by detectives in Roderick Avenue North in Peacehaven at around 10.30am this morning.

Detective Inspector Mark O'Brien said: "The death is being treated as unexplained but is not believed to be suspicious."

The van was parked close to Meridian Community Primary School.

A postmortem is expected to take place within the next few weeks.