Five cars were involved in three seperate incidents on the A28 and Rye Road, with police believing the cause was black ice. The patient was taken to the Conquest Hospital with a minor head injury after their car hit a tree north of Brede Bridge on the A28 at around 6.15am. A South East Coast Ambulance Service response car was first on the scene before another car and an ambulance were sent as well as police. A car overturned and another hit a tree after sliding trying to avoid the first car on Northiam Road, half a mile north of Broad Oak fire station, at around 7.30am. Then three cars were involved in a crash, with one hitting a hedge, on Rye Road at about 7.45am. Two people sustained minor injuries and the road was closed until 10.35am. Two response cars and an ambulance attended the scene. Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live. Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on. 1) Make our website your homepage at www.ryeandbattleobserver.co.uk/ 2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RyeandBattleObserver 3) Follow us on Twitter Text to display 4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here. And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out! The Rye and Battle Observer - always the first with your local news. Be part of it.