POLICE have launched an investigation after a woman died in a road traffic collision in Hove.
Emergency services responded to the incident in Davigdor Road, near the Peacock Industrial Estate in Hove at around 12.20am on Thursday (July 11), following a report that a person had been hit by a car.
Despite the best attempts by paramedics, the woman in her 40s from Hove was pronounced deceased at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed.
A 28-year-old man from Brighton has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by driving a vehicle without insurance/ without a driving licence.
He has since been released on bail while enquiries continue.
Davigdor Road has now reopened following an earlier road closure.
Enquiries are underway, and we encourage anyone who witnessed the collision, has dash cam footage, or CCTV of the area to contact police by emailing collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk, or by calling 101 quoting Operation Divan.
