SUSSEX Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman from Easbourne died in a crash involving four cars on the A272, west of Petworth.

The fatal crash happened at around 6.20pm on Monday evening between Brookfield Lane and Dean Lane, Tillington when a black BMW 323i travelling eastwards was in a head-on collision with a black Fiat Panda.

It then struck a red Nissan Qashqai, travelling in an eastbound direction, which then hit a roadside tree, police said.

A grey Ford Mondeo driven by a 40 year-old Worthing man was also involved in the incident. The Fiat driver, a 59-year-old woman, from Easebourne, died at the scene.

The A272 was closed in both directions until just before 1.30am.

• SURREY Police are appealing for information are tw vehicles collided head-on on the A283 Petworth Road, on November 13.

The vehicles involved were a blue Ford Focus Zetec and a black Ford S-Max Zetec.

The ambulance service attended as some of the occupants suffered minor injuries.

The road half a mile from Chiddingfold was closed for around an hour from just after 4pm, while emergency services dealt with the incident and the vehicles were recovered.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or who has any other information is asked to contact Surrey Police on 101.