This is the first picture of a woman killed on the M2 after getting out of her car following an accident.

Fashion worker Helen Lucas, of Douglas Road, Maidstone, died after her Peugeot 207 hit the central reservation.

The 36-year-old was driving on the coastbound carriageway, near to junction two for Cuxton, at about 7.30pm last Wednesday.

Kent Police said Ms Lucas, pictured left, was standing by the central reservation when she was hit by a silver Ford Mondeo.

She was pronounced dead at the scene and the cause of death has been recorded as multiple injuries.

Ms Lucas was described as a "quiet, unassuming young lady" by a neighbour.

The woman, who did not want to be named, said: "I'm very shocked to hear she's died.

"She was nice and always had a smile on her face. It was good to have a such a lovely neighbour."

An inquest was opened and adjourned on Wednesday and a full inquest will be held at a later date.

The 22-year-old male Mondeo driver, from Rochester, was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital with a minor injury and discharged the same night.

The road was closed for around seven hours while officers from the Kent Police Serious Collision Unit carried out an investigation.

Police are appealing for drivers who stopped to help and later drove away from the scene to get in touch.

Witnesses are asked to phone 01622 798538.

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