KENT Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash on the M20 in which a man died.

The tragedy happened at around 5.20am on Monday on the London-bound carriageway between junctions 2 and 1, near Brands Hatch.

Two vehicles were involved, one a foreign-registered lorry and the other a foreign-registered car. The man driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger in the car suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

The crash caused traffic delays across a wide area of north Kent.

Officers from Kent's Serious Collision Investigation Unit are investigating the incident and are appealing for witnesses to the collision to contact them.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police's serious collision witness line on 01622 798 538.