Rye man dies in road accident

A MOTORCYCLIST who died in a collision on the Rye harbour Road on Wednesday afternoon was a 20 year old man from Rye.

The man, who has not been named, sadly died at the scene after his Suzuki SV 1000 bike was involved in a collision with a white Vauxhall combi-van and a Vauxhall people carrier.

The drivers of both other vehicles were uninjured.

An 83 year old man, from Littlehampton, who was driving the combi-van, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been bailed until May.

Anyone who saw the collision or who has other relevant information is asked to phone Sussex Police on 101 or email: collision.appeal@sussex,pnn.police.uk, quoting Operation Galloway.