A BUS has broken down and is causing severe delays on the A259.

The incident, which was first reported at 10.22 this morning, is causing traffic to build up along East Dean Road, Eastbourne from the Birling Gap turn off to Beachy Head.

One lane is blocked due to the stalled bus.

An AA traffic update said: “One lane blocked and slow traffic due to stalled bus on A259 East Dean Road Eastbound from Birling Gap turn off to Beachy Head turn off.”

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