A MAN died instantly on Sunday when his Ford Fiesta carrying three passengers crashed into a parked roadwork lorry on the M25 near the Holmesdale Tunnel.

The man, in his twenties, died at the scene after his car hit the lorry on a closed area of the motorway near junction 25 at 4.30am.

An eyewitness said a coach bound for Brighton collided with the same lorry earlier but no one was harmed.

The M25 was closed between junctions 25 and 26 until 10.45am.

The three other passengers, also believed to be in their twenties, were taken to Chase Farm Hospital suffering from cuts and bruises.