Man arrested after car recovered from river

A man has been arrested after a vehicle entered the River Adur in the early hours of Wednesday morning

A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs after a car went into a river in West Sussex.

Emergency services were called to reports of the vehicle partially submerged in water near the Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham at about 01:00 GMT.

The occupant was able to safely release himself from the vehicle and was unharmed, West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service said.

A 44-year-old man, from Henfield, has been arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs and causing a public nuisance.

Emergency services were called to reports of a car partially submerged in water in Shoreham, on Wednesday

He remains in custody, Sussex Police said.

Fire crews recovered the vehicle from the River Adur and left the scene within an hour.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs and causing a public nuisance