Police say the discovery of two bodies just three hours apart in the same town are not linked.

Officers were seen in Tilgate Way, Crawley, at around 11am on Sunday after reports a man’s body had been discovered in the street.

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A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "On arrival, officers discovered the man was deceased. The cause of his death remains under investigation.”

Then at around 1.30pm the same day officers received reports of a body in an area near Evans Close, Maidenbower, Crawley, about ten minutes away from the first incident.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said this afternoon: "We can confirm the incidents are not linked."