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| Findon murder probe as driver stabs fellow motorist | |
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| A driver has stabbed another motorist to death after getting out of his car and attacking his victim following a collision between their two vehicles. | A driver has stabbed another motorist to death after getting out of his car and attacking his victim following a collision between their two vehicles. |
| Police said it happened near a garden centre at Rogers Farm on the A24 near Findon, West Sussex. | Police said it happened near a garden centre at Rogers Farm on the A24 near Findon, West Sussex. |
| The 79-year-old victim died at the scene, at about 20:40 BST on Thursday. A murder investigation is under way. | The 79-year-old victim died at the scene, at about 20:40 BST on Thursday. A murder investigation is under way. |
| The suspect is thought to have been driving the car in front of the man who was stabbed. | The suspect is thought to have been driving the car in front of the man who was stabbed. |
| The man police want to trace is described as white, aged between 30 and 40, 6ft (1.83m) tall and skinny and with shoulder-length wavy brown hair. | The man police want to trace is described as white, aged between 30 and 40, 6ft (1.83m) tall and skinny and with shoulder-length wavy brown hair. |
| He was thought to be driving a pale "old-style" vehicle, Sussex Police said. | He was thought to be driving a pale "old-style" vehicle, Sussex Police said. |
| Det Ch Insp Karen Mizzi said: "Officers have been urgently making inquiries overnight to trace the suspect. | Det Ch Insp Karen Mizzi said: "Officers have been urgently making inquiries overnight to trace the suspect. |
| "We need to hear from witnesses who saw the collision, the suspect or the car involved, particularly if anyone filmed the incident or saw anyone filming it." | "We need to hear from witnesses who saw the collision, the suspect or the car involved, particularly if anyone filmed the incident or saw anyone filming it." |
| The A24 remains closed in both directions at the Black Horse pub. | The A24 remains closed in both directions at the Black Horse pub. |