Bexhill man hospitalised after A21 crash

A man from Bexhill was taken to hospital after a head-on crash on the A21 this morning (Monday, June 20).
The Vauxhall Mokka flipped and a passenger had to be rescued by cutting off the roof. Photo courtesy of East Sussex Fire and Rescue ServiceThe Vauxhall Mokka flipped and a passenger had to be rescued by cutting off the roof. Photo courtesy of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
The Vauxhall Mokka flipped and a passenger had to be rescued by cutting off the roof. Photo courtesy of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

The 29-year-old was driving north in a silver Vauxhall Astra van when it crashed with a red Vauxhall Mokka car coming the other way in Whatlington at around 7pm.

South East Coast Ambulance Service took him to the Conquest Hospital with hip and back pain as well as the Mokka driver, a 50-year-old Chelmsford man, who suffered serious leg and pelvic injuries.

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A passenger in the Mokka, a 35-year-old London man, was trapped in the car after it flipped, both mechanically and medically, near Riccards Lane.

The Vauxhall Astra driver suffered serious leg injuries in the crash. Photo courtesy of East Sussex Fire and Rescue ServiceThe Vauxhall Astra driver suffered serious leg injuries in the crash. Photo courtesy of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
The Vauxhall Astra driver suffered serious leg injuries in the crash. Photo courtesy of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

He was rescued by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and sustained minor injuries.

South East Coast Ambulance Service sent three response cars and two ambulances to the scene.

The road was closed in both directions following the crash but it reopened three hours later.

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Witnesses are asked to contact [email protected] or call 101, quoting serial 145 of 10/06.

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