Sussex Police are urgently seeking assistance from the public in tracing the vehicle involved. Officers are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who may have witnessed the collision or seen a light-colored 4×4 towing a trailer in the vicinity around the time of the incident.
Investigators are also appealing to residents and drivers in the area for any relevant footage. This includes CCTV, dash cam recordings, or doorbell camera clips that could have captured the vehicle either before or after the collision.
If you have any information that might assist in the investigation, you are urged to contact Sussex Police. Witnesses or anyone with footage can email collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk or call 101, quoting Operation Sutherland.