Mum dies, daughter survives car crash

Tracey Graham's Rover Metro left the road and collided with a tree and a road sign coming out of the village at Sandrock Hill at around 3.25pm. Her nine-year-old daughter, a pupil at All Saints Primary School in Sidley, was in the backseat of the car but escaped the crash without injury.

The fire brigade used cutting equipment to take the roof off the car to free the mother and daughter trapped inside.

Police from the Bexhill Road Traffic unit closed the road for three and a half hours while they examined the scene.

Mrs Graham, 40, of Cumberland Road, sustained serious injuries and died later at the Conquest Hospital, Hastings.

She had recently worked as an agency nurse at the Irvine Unit in Bexhill Hospital.

Staff were unavailable for comment.

Mrs Graham had another child who attends Bexhill High School.

A statement issued by both schools said: "The head teachers of Bexhill High and All Saints Primary School are shocked at the sad news of Mrs Graham's death and are doing all they can to support the family."

Mrs Graham's family said they were too upset to talk.

Anyone with any information can contact Acting Sergeant Moloney on 0845 60 70 999.