A man is fighting for his life after being hit by a bus.

The accident happened at the junction of New Road and North Street, in Brighton, at about 1.15pm today.

A Sussex Police spokeswoman said paramedics were treating the man, believed to be in his 20s, for serious head injuries.

North Street has been closed from the Clock Tower to the junction with Castle Square.

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