THE employers of murdered Kent lorry driver Ian Jones have offered a £25,000 reward for information leading to his killers' identification and prosecution.

Mr Jones, of Hawkhurst, was run over and killed with his 18-ton lorry as he tried to stop thieves making off with his load while making a delivery to a Currys store in Chingford, Essex, last month.

With no arrests made, Dixons hopes the reward will encourage people to come forward.

John Clare, chief executive of the Dixons Group, said: "Ian's death was a terrible and unnecessary tragedy and he is greatly missed. We all hope that this reward will encourage anyone with information about the identity of Ian's killers to come forward."

The police officer leading the murder hunt said he welcomed the initiative.

Det Ch Insp Stuart Gibson said: "I would also be interested in speaking to anyone who has information concerning the stolen goods and we will take a sensitive approach to anyone who has taken control of any of the goods without knowing the horrific means by which they were stolen."

Police have released details of what was stolen from Mr Jones's lorry.

The electrical goods included one Belling M385 silver microwave oven, one Dyson DC07 Animal vacuum cleaner, three Carlton EC100 EV air conditioning units, two Panasonic TC14B4R portable colour televisions, two Sharp 15JF-26H portable colour televisions, one Sony DAV550 DVD surround sound system, one Sharp LC20E1E LCD colour television, one Epsom C82 printer, one Matsui TVR2000 combination television/ video recorder, one Medion MD9323 TFT flat screen computer monitor, one Dyson DC07 full gear vacuum cleaner, one Goblin 70276 Scoot vacuum cleaner, one Lexmex Mark Z601 printer and one Sharp DV-S1 DVD system

Anyone with information should the incident room on 020 8345 3734 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.