Woman, 19, suffers life-threatening injuries after car crashes into tree

A 19-year-old woman has been taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition after a car crashed into a tree.
A 19-year-old woman died after a crash in Partridge GreenA 19-year-old woman died after a crash in Partridge Green
A 19-year-old woman died after a crash in Partridge Green

Emergency services were called to the scene on the B2116, near Partridge Green, at 10.20pm on Thursday (May 14).

The local woman was driving a blue Citroen C1 east when it left the road and crashed, said police.

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Paramedics treated the woman at the scene before she was driven to Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, in a life-threatening condition at 11.50pm.

A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said: “We were there for some time to stabilise and ensure she was in a stable enough condition to travel.”

Two fire crews, from Partridge Green and Henfield, attended.

A police spokesman said the woman was the sole occupant of the car.

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Police are asking anyone who saw what happened to contact them via [email protected] or by calling 101, quoting Operation Halton.

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