A pedestrian was taken to hospital after a collision on the A270 Old Shoreham Road in Portslade, Brighton and Hove, on the morning of Tuesday 13 October 2026. Sussex News, which headlined it as a pedestrian hit by a van, reports that the road was closed in both directions while the collision was investigated.
When. Shortly after 9am on Tuesday 13 October 2026. The ambulance service puts the collision at about 9.10am.
Where. A270 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade.
Who. One pedestrian. Their age and gender were not given in the report we have seen.
Treatment. One patient was assessed and treated at the scene, then taken by road ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton for further treatment.
Road closure. Old Shoreham Road was closed in both directions between Trafalgar Road (B2193) and Foredown Drive for collision investigation work, with traffic diverted.
What the ambulance service said
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) described a “road traffic collision involving a pedestrian on Old Shoreham Road, Portslade”. Ambulance crews were joined at the scene by the Air Ambulance Charity Kent, Surrey, Sussex.
SECAmb said: “The patient was then taken, by road, to Royal Sussex County Hospital for further treatment.”
The report we have seen does not say how seriously the pedestrian was hurt, and it does not include a statement from Sussex Police. We have not seen a witness appeal or a police reference number for the collision.
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