A four-vehicle crash sparked traffic chaos on a busy East Sussex road.

The crash happened on the A26, near Rodmell House in Newhaven, just after 1.30pm yesterday and the A26 at Beddingham was closed in both directions.

Queues stretched along the road as firefighters freed one elderly man, who was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

A police spokesman said he was believed to have suffered broken ribs and hip injuries although his condition was not life threatening.

He said other casualties were taken to hospital for a variety of injuries, none of which were life threatening.