Car hits tree near Findon

A MAN escaped uninjured after he crashed the car he was driving into a tree on Sunday morning.

The Citroen car hit a tree on the southbound carriageway of the A24 at Findon at approximately 7.20am.

The man was uninjured but the incident blocked the southbound carriageway and traffic had to be diverted through Findon village.

The road was cleared by the fire service by 8.32am and the incident was left with Sussex Police.