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Two dead in Eastbourne hit-and-run crash | Two dead in Eastbourne hit-and-run crash |
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A man and a woman have died in a hit-and-run crash in East Sussex. | |
Sussex Police said the car they were in was pulling out of a junction in Eastbourne when it was in a collision with another vehicle. | |
A 48-year-old Eastbourne woman was driving the car and her passenger was a 46-year-old man from Uckfield. | |
Officers said a man ran away from the scene in Bolsover Road on Friday night. Police arrested a suspect in Grand Parade. | |
The 23-year-old, from Eastbourne, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, driving while unfit through drink or drugs, and failing to stop after a collision. | |
He remained in police custody on Saturday. | |
Two other cars parked nearby were shunted in the incident at about 21:30 BST, police said. | |
The two people who died have not yet been named, but police said their families had been informed. | |
Witnesses have been asked to contact the force. |