Car crashes into ditch at Henfield Road, Steyning

Police and the fire service were called over the incident in Henfield Road, Steyning.

Fire crews arrived at the scene at 5.27am on Sunday.

There were initially concerns that people may have been trapped inside the wreckage of the upside down car.

But no one was inside, so fire crews made the scene safe.

Pictures show fire crews working at the scene to recover the vehicle in Henfield Road, Steyning

They had to check that no one was either trapped inside the vehicle, or trapped underneath it.

Images from the crash site show the car being winched out of the ditch.

The car appears to have careered off the road and struck a tree before landing upside down.

The crash scene in Henfield Road, Steyning. Picture from @sussexroadscop PC Pete May on Twitter

On Twitter Sussex Roads Policing unit officer PC Pete May said two people were seen running from the vehicle.

He wrote: "(Road traffic collision at) Henfield Road, Steyning and two people seen to run from this.

"We have your airbag and we will get your DNA."

Fire crews working at the scene in Henfield Road, Steyning

The crash comes as temperatures across Sussex have plummeted overnight, with cold air arriving from Scandinavia.

It has sparked warnings from Highways England for motorists to take care on the roads and watch for ice.