A motorist allegedly racing in his "rare" saloon car was travelling at a speed of "at least" 92mph when he collided with and killed another driver, a court heard today.

Edward Parker, 51, was at the wheel of his Vauxhall VXR8 when he careered into the back of a VW Polo on the M2 motorway in July last year.

A jury at Maidstone Crown Court heard cars spun across the carriageway with "sparks and debris flying in all directions".

The Polo, driven by 58-year-old James Molloy, hit the central reservation barrier before bursting into flames.

Other motorists who had stopped helped him from his vehicle but the father-of-three from Broadstairs had suffered multiple injuries and died at the scene.

A Ford Focus and a lorry were also caught up in the smash on the coastbound carriageway between junctions three at Chatham and four at Gillingham. The VXR8 ended up on the hard shoulder.

The court heard that just minutes earlier several motorists had seen the VXR8 and a convertible Jaguar racing each other in the middle and outside lanes of the motorway.

Prosecutor Nina Ellin said one driver described them as being neck and neck in their lanes "as if in a computer game", while a motorcyclist estimated they reached speeds between 110 and 140mph.

Parker, of Sportsman Cottages, Kings Hill, Maidstone, denies causing death by dangerous driving on July 31 last year.

The jury was told it would not have to "make a decision" in relation to the driver of the Jaguar, 55-year-old David Steele, of Dane Close, Hartlip, near Sittingbourne.

The trial continues.