A LORRY driver has died following a crash on the M20 near Farningham.

Police were called at 3.35pm yesterday to a collision between a lorry and a car between junctions one and two on the London-bound carriageway, which was closed until 11.30pm.

It was reported the two vehicles left the carriageway and ended up in a field.

The man thought to be in his 50s and not from Kent was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman driver of the green Ford Fiesta suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital.

Anyone with any information should call police on 01622 798538.