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M23 crash: Man, 80, dies and woman is injured near Hooley M23 crash: Vintage car rally driver dies in M-way lorry crash
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A driver has died and his female passenger has been seriously hurt in a crash involving a vintage car and an HGV on the M23 in Surrey. A man driving a car more than 100 years old has died in a crash with a lorry on a motorway while taking part in a vintage car rally.
The crash happened at about 10:00 GMT on the southbound carriageway near Hooley and the 80-year-old man died at the scene. The 80-year-old man, driving a 1903 Knox Runabout Old Porcupine, was killed at the scene of the crash on the M23 in Surrey at about 10:00 GMT.
The woman has been taken to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries. His female passenger was seriously injured and taken to hospital.
The road has been closed in both directions between junctions seven and eight, close to the M25 junction. The car had been entered into the Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, organisers have confirmed.
Drivers are urged to find alternative routes. They said the car had "left the route, which does not include the M23, when the crash took place".
The vintage car involved is a 1903 Knox Runabout Old Porcupine. More than 400 pre-1905 cars had been expected to take part in this year's run.
Surrey Police has urged anyone who witnessed the collision, or has dashcam footage, to get in touch. The crash happened on the southbound carriageway, near Hooley.
The road remains closed both ways between junctions seven and eight, close to the M25 junction.
The run's organisers added: "We are doing all we can to support the family concerned and are working with the police, but we cannot comment any further at this stage."
The Veteran Car Run dates back to 1927 and commemorates the Emancipation Run of 1896 which celebrated the new-found freedom of motorists granted by the "repeal of the Red Flag Act".
The Act raised the speed limit to 14mph and abolished the need for a man carrying a red flag to walk ahead of the cars whenever they were being driven.
Surrey Police urged anyone who witnessed the collision, or has dashcam footage, to get in touch.