Woman, 20s, dies in horror crash on M2 motorway on Christmas Eve

The woman’s car hit the central reservation and overturned

The M2, where a woman in her 20s died in a crash on Christmas Eve (Getty Images)

A woman in her 20s has died in a motorway collision on Christmas Eve.

She had been driving a black Volkswagen T-Roc when it collided with the central reservation and overturned, Kent Police said.

The incident took place shortly before 12.50pm on the the London-bound M2 carriageway, near the Medway services at Junction 4.

The woman, from the Faversham area, Kent, was pronounced dead at the scene and there were no other passengers inside the car or vehicles involved, the force said.

Serious Collision Investigation Unit officers attended and the carriageway was closed between Junctions 5 and 4, on the day that Christmas traffic is expected to peak.

It “is likely to remain closed for some time”, National Highways said at 4.40pm, before the road fully opened later in the evening.

South East Coast Ambulance Service and Kent Fire and Rescue Service also responded, according to the agency.

The RAC said it was expecting festive getaway trips by car to reach their peak on Christmas Eve at 4.2 million, with regular commuter traffic “likely to be far lighter”.

The AA estimated that there would be more than 22 million cars on the roads on Christmas Eve.

The force is appealing for witnesses and motorists with dashcam footage to come forward.

Anyone who saw the incident itself, or the car before it occurred, is asked to call 01622 798538 quoting reference BS/AW/092/25.