A driver from Brighton was arrested after a crash left a motorcyclist with potentially life-changing injuries.
The 36-year-old driver was arrested after a crash on the A270 at the Holmbush roundabout, in Shoreham, involving his Nissan Micra and a Honda motorcycle.
The rider, who is in his sixties, is being treated in hospital after the crash just after 7.30p on Wednesday (21 June).
Sussex Police said: “Emergency services were called to a collision between a car and a motorcycle in Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham, at around 7.35pm on Wednesday 21 June.
“A Nissan Micra was reported to have collided with a Honda motorcycle at the Holmbush roundabout.
“The motorcycle rider, a man in his sixties, was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries.
“The driver of the car, a 36-year-old man, from Brighton, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving.
“Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any relevant dashcam footage is asked to contact police online or via 101, quoting Operation Newbridge.”
The Holmbush roundabout is a beautiful bit of engineering, it’s wide, it’s open, and it has a fantastic lane structure. For someone to have an accident on it, really does point towards some careless driving. I hope the motorcyclist makes a recovery; they are so vulnerable on the roads.
That roundabout is incredibly dangerous and difficult to use if one is unfamiliar with it. There is always the problem of getting into the right lane while one is driving on it. And the one at the end of Dyke Road, leading to the bypass is no better.