Another motorcyclist has been injured in a crash in West Sussex.

The latest victim was taken to hospital today after his machine hit a lamp post on the A27 at Arundel, close to the busy Ford roundabout.

The man's injuries are thought to be serious.

The accident happened at 6.50am and blocked the road for several hours. Traffic was diverted away from the scene.

There have been growing concerns among safety experts in West Sussex over the number of motorcycle accidents.

So far this year eight bikers have been killed on the county's roads, compared with seven fatalities during the whole of 2000.

Police today named the 19-year-old Ford Fiesta driver who died after a head-on collision with a double decker bus at Yapton on Monday night.

He was Stephen Young, who lived in Johnson Way, Ford.

Two passengers, aged 16 and 18, who were in the car are in St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, being treated for serious injuries.