Arrests after motorcyclist dies following crash
A 58-year-old man from East Grinstead was declared dead at the scene in Ditchling Road, Brighton
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Two people have been arrested after a motorcyclist died after a collision in East Sussex.
Emergency services were called to reports of a motorcyclist seriously injured in Ditchling Road, Brighton, at about 11:15 BST on Friday.
A 58-year-old man, from East Grinstead in West Sussex, was declared dead at the scene. His family have been informed.
A man, 68, and a woman, 67, both from Steyning in West Sussex, have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop after a road accident.
They have both been released on bail while enquiries continue, police said.
Sussex Police urged anyone who may have seen either a white Yamaha motorcycle or a silver Suzuki Jimny being driven in the area to contact them.
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