A man has been arrested following a crash involving a stolen Royal Mail van.
Marine Drive - the A259 - has been closed due to the incident this evening which is being investigated by police.
Sussex Police has since issued a statement about what happened.
A spokesman for the force said: "Police received a report of a stolen vehicle in Hamsey Road, Brighton, on 8 January.
"The vehicle was later seen by officers, and crashed on the A259 at Ovingdean.
"A man has been arrested, and a temporary road closure is in place while we investigate this incident."
Royal Mail said it could not comment due to the ongoing police investigation.
