Inquest opens into death of man who fell from Peacehaven cliff

By Savannah Nicholson Deputy audience and content editor

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An inquest has been opened into the death of a man who fell from a cliff in a van.

Jay Paul Ansell, 38, died from his injuries after the van he was driving went off the edge of a cliff in Peacehaven on July 1, Horsham Coroner’s Court was told.

The court heard Mr Ansell, of Goodwood Way, Brighton, who was a cleaner, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The inquest was told a postmortem examination was conducted by Dr Catherine Guy who gave a provisional cause of death as “multiple injuries”.

The inquest was adjourned on July 13 for a full hearing to take place on January 12.

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