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A council was warned about dangerous potholes along a stretch of road two months before a man was killed in a horror crash in same area.
A 74-year-old man died in an incident on the A272 Horsham Road near Petworth in West Sussex on April 29, when his Porsche collided with a 65-year-old man in a white BMW. Two other vehicles, a black BMW and a white Audi, were also involved.
Now police officers are investigating the possibility that 'one of the cars swerved to avoid the pothole', causing the tragedy.
Reports sent into West Sussex Council on March 14, reveal that the council was warned of dangerous potholes on the same stretch of the A272 Horsham Road between Petworth and Fox Hill in the weeks before the crash.
A 74-year-old man died in an incident on the A272 Horsham Road near Petworth in West Sussex on April 29
Police officers are investigating the possibility that 'one of the cars swerved to avoid the pothole', causing the tragedy
Reports sent into West Sussex Council on March 14, reveal that the council was warned of dangerous potholes on the same stretch of the A272 Horsham Road
A concerned member of the public informed the council of a 500mm wide pothole on the road going west and a 400mm and 70mm deep one on the road going east.
Adding: 'Both cause vehicles to veer into the opposite carriageway. They have been there for longer than 30 days and are continuing to deteriorate.'
The same day, another individual also wrote in and said: 'In 14 months I've had to buy four new wheels, 12 tyres and two new front
