Man, 59, arrested on suspicion of drink driving after lollipop man hit by a car outside West Sussex school

A driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a lollipop man was hit by a car in West Sussex.
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John Gooderham, 70, was hit by a car outside Billingshurst Primary School yesterday, the headteacher Helen Williamson confirmed.

A Sussex Police spokesman added: “Emergency services were called to the scene outside the primary school in Station Road at 3.29pm.”

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He said the lollipop man ‘had been struck by a black Mercedes car while on duty’ as pupils were leaving at the end of the day.

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John was taken to St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester for treatment for fractured ribs, along with cuts and bruises to his arms and legs.

The spokesman added: “A 59-year-old man from Billingshurst was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and remained in custody on Friday afternoon.”