on Neville Road at the junction with Brighton Road.
The fire forced the closure of A277 Western Road from Warren Drive to Winterbourne Hollow, with police maintaining barriers around a severely damaged vehicle at the prison crossroads through late morning.
Later that same morning at around 9:30 a. m.
, a separate crash partially blocked the A27 westbound after Carden Avenue near Brighton.
“Partially blocked and queueing traffic due to crash on A27 westbound after Carden Avenue (Hollingbury / Ditchling junction),” an AA Traffic News report read.
The collision caused traffic speeds to drop significantly along the busy route.
“Delays of nine minutes and delays increasing on A27 westbound between A270 Lewes Road (Stanmer Park) and A23 London Road.
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Average speed ten mph,” the report read.
