HIT AND RUN HORROR

Two people killed after driver ploughs into three parked cars in high-speed crash

Motorist arrested after fleeing the scene of devastating collision

By TOM GILLESPIE

13th August 2016, 10:16 am

Updated: 14th August 2016, 3:52 pm

TWO people have died in a hit-and-run horror smash after a driver ploughed into three parked cars in East Sussex.

The 23-year-old motorist fled the scene of the devastating collision in Eastbourne town centre but was arrested a couple of hours later.

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A couple, who are yet to have been named, were in a parked car when another vehicle ploughed into them last night

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The hit-and-run driver fled the scene of the crash but was later arrested

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The driver smashed through three parked cars in the fatal collision

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The wrecked hatchback is winched from the scene of the hit-and-run horror smash

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Emergency services arrived at the scene of the crash at roughly 9.30pm last night

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After the collision a police helicopter was involved in the hunt for the driver who fled the scene

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The horror smash happened on Kings Edwards Parade close to the junction of Bolsover Road in Eastbourne.

The victims, a 46-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman, were in a parked Volkswagen Polo when the driver smacked into them at roughly 9.30pm last night.

A police helicopter was involved in the search for the hit-and-run driver who smashed into the cars in a Seat Leon.

He caught just after midnight this morning and was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, driving while unfit through drink or drugs, and failing to stop after a road traffic collision.

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