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Cranbrook man dies and Hawkhurst woman injured in motorbike accident on A259 Hastings Road, Winchelsea

A Cranbrook man who died in a motorbike crash has been formally identified.

Shawn Field collided with another biker and two cars on the A259 Hastings Road, Winchelsea on Sunday.

The 41-year-old, of Campion Crescent, was taken to Royal Sussex county Hospital in Brighton where he sadly succumbed to his serious injuries that night.

The crash happened on the A259 Hastings Road in Winchelsea. Picture: Google.
The crash happened on the A259 Hastings Road in Winchelsea. Picture: Google.

Mr Field was riding a Suzuki motorbike and was travelling west when he collided with a Toyota Yaris car which was waiting to turn right, a Honda motorbike which was also travelling west and a C1 Citroen car at 11.45am.

The other motorcyclist, a 35-year-old woman from Hawkhurst, suffered a broken pelvis and ankle and was taken to the Conquest Hospital in Hastings.

The driver of the Toyota Yaris, a 47-year-old woman from Winchelsea, suffered whiplash and shock along with her passenger, a seven-year-old girl. They were also both taken to the Conquest Hospital.

The driver of a Citroen C1, a 65-year-old Rye man, was not injured.

Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk or ring 101 quoting Operation Danebridge.

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