Tributes have been paid to a 22-year-old who died in a car crash.

Tony Farmer, from Yalding, died on Wednesday after the incident in Gravelly Ways, Laddingford. He worked nearby as a farm contractor.

In a statement his family said: "Tony was a very special man and will be greatly missed by all the family.

"He lived life at a thousand miles an hour but kept old fashioned values, with a generous spirit, always making time for others and looking after his grandparents.

"We will miss his special smile, cheeky attitude and his warm character, his death has left a big hole in the family. He was compassionate with animals and loved his little dog Tiny.

"His work as a farm contractor was very important to him - it's all he ever wanted to be and he was happiest when he was out ploughing the fields."

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