Two drivers were seriously injured in a two-car crash at Steyning on Sunday morning.

The collision happened on the A283 Steyning-by-pass near the roundabout outside Bramber Castle just before 10.45am.

A Vauxhall Astra estate driven by a 55-year old Shoreham-by-sea man and a Skoda Fabia hatchback driven by a 38-year old Brighton woman collided head-on. The Astra caught fire.

The woman was airlifted to Kings College Hospital in South London with serious head and internal injuries and the man was treated at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton for slight injuries.

There were no passengers in either vehicle.

A Sussex Police spokesman said; "Anyone who saw what happened is asked to contact us via 0845 60 70 999 quoting Operation Larkhill."