A mother said she was “completely shocked” after a tree fell down and almost crushed her car.
Rosie Seddon, from Christ’s Hospital, was driving along Tower Hill towards the B2237 Worthing Road when she had the “petrifying experience” on Saturday, February 7, at around 11.10am.
The 39-year-old had said she was driving to Horsham market and a tree fell down in front of her car.
Mrs Seddon said: “Trees come down all the time and it’s really worrying taking that route, particularly in bad weather.
“I will definitely avoid going that way in the future, but it adds a lot of time to a journey to Horsham (if you go round).
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“There was a landslide there a couple of years ago, the road was shut for months and part of the bank has been secured, but the rest hasn’t.
“The whole road needs to be fully assessed to be honest.”
Mrs Seddon, who has a young son, said she felt “completely shocked, but equally not surprised”.
“It was lucky that the tree didn’t crush a car,” she added.
The road was blocked following the incident and motorists were advised to use an alternative route.
It comes as Sussex has experienced higher-than-average levels of rainfall so far this year and several named storms.
A Met Office yellow weather warning is also in place from lunchtime today in some parts of Sussex, with flooding expected in certain areas of the county.
The yellow warning will be in place tomorrow, February 9, from 12pm until 11.59pm.
The Met Office said heavy rain “may cause some flooding and disruption to travel” in West Sussex.
The forecaster added that 10-15mm of rain is likely with 20-30mm possible in some places exposed to strong winds.
Spray and flooding on roads could make journey times longer, while public transport may be impacted.
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