Six people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died at Camber Sands holiday park.

Police were called to Parkdean Resorts, Sussex, yesterday night to reports a man had been killed.

Guests at the park, popular with Kent holidaymakers, reported seeing a man tackled to the ground after an argument broke out following the end of Crystal Palace Vs Arsenal in the opening match of the Premier League season.

Sussex Police and forensics officers then "swarmed" the resort late last night, The Sun reports.

A spokesman for the force said: “Police have arrested six people on suspicion of murder following the death of a man at a holiday park in Lydd Road, Camber Sands, in the early hours of Saturday morning (August 6).

“Emergency services were called at around 10.50pm on Friday (August 5) to reports of an altercation involving a group of people.

“Despite the best efforts of paramedics, a 58-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene shortly after midnight. His next of kin have been informed.

“Six people have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody at this time.

Detective Chief Inspector Emma Vickers, of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, added: “Our investigation is at a very early stage, but I would like to reassure the public that this appears to be an isolated incident with no wider risk of harm.

“Officers are now working to establish the full circumstances while the victim’s next of kin are supported by specialist officers.”

A holidaymaker who had been told to leave the resort this morning due to the police incident said: “I have been here for a week with my family, and this morning we went to the corner shop to find out what had happened."

Parkdean, who run the resort, told people at the site a "serious incident" had taken place and a "live police investigation" was active.

The site is closed until further notice.

The message, which was sent out to customers, said: “We would like to make you aware that last night a serious incident occurred within our complex area.

"As this is a live police investigation our team is doing everything they can to assist their enquiries.

"Please be aware they cannot comment on this incident.

"Our complex area on park will remain closed and will not re-open until investigations are completed.

"We will update you at lunchtime today in relation to this.

"If you have activities booked for today our on park team will contact you to advise whether these events can go ahead.

"This will be processed to the card that you used to make your booking automatically by our customer team within the next 7 days.”