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Paramedics attended the collision on
the A24 at Findon following the incident just before 8.40pm last night
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A manhunt was under way for a "road rage" knifeman
who stabbed to death a pensioner on a village road after their cars crashed. Police said they were "urgently
making inquiries" to find the suspect after the victim, a 79-year-old man,
was fatally knifed on the A24 at Findon, near Worthing, West Sussex, last
night.
After the crash, the suspect got out
of the car and knifed the driver of the other car before getting back in to his
vehicle and driving off, Sussex Police said.
Press Association reports:
Sources said the victim, who died at
the scene, was travelling alone and it is believed he was stabbed more than
once.
As police officers manned cordons
where the murder happened, detectives made an urgent appeal for witnesses to
come forward.
Detective Chief Inspector Karen
Mizzi of the Surrey and Sussex major crime team 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.
"Specially trained officers are
supporting the victim's family at this extremely difficult time."
Today two police vehicles were
parked within a cordon where the murder took place but the cars had been
removed.
Laura Muchmore, 21, who works in a
garden centre close to the murder scene, said: "It's really shocking for
an area like this. Nothing ever happens round here. And it's especially
shocking that the victim was an old man. Findon is a really lovely little
village. It's so picturesque and it's not known for this type of crime."
Another resident, who declined to be
named, said: "It's horrendous. It's such a quiet little village and so
unusual for something like this to happen."
The suspect is described as a white
man, aged between 30 and 40, 6ft tall, skinny with shoulder length brown wavy
hair and a thin face. His car is described as a pale-coloured old-style
vehicle.
A Sussex Police spokesman said:
"Police are investigating a fatal stabbing of a man following a collision
between two cars on the A24, opposite the garden centre at Rogers Farm, Findon,
just before 8.40pm on Thursday.
"A suspect who was in the car
in front got out and stabbed the driver of the other car. The air ambulance
landed and paramedics carried out first aid on the victim but he died at the
scene.
"The suspect got back in the
vehicle and drove off. Inquiries are ongoing to trace the suspect. The A24 is
currently shut in both directions by the Black Horse pub."
Edmund King, AA president, said:
"This is an horrific and tragic incident and our thoughts are with the
victim's family. Thankfully such brutal 'road rage' attacks are generally a
rare occurrence on our highways in the UK.
"Our advice to drivers is
always to back down and try to avoid confrontation with other drivers out
there. If you feel threatened by another driver it is best to drive to a police
station or safe place rather than to stop to confront the driver.
"It appears that some drivers do react
differently when they are behind the wheel than they would if they were walking
down the street. They almost feel that the car empowers them but in reality it
does not. There is never any excuse or justification for a driving dispute to
end in violence."
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