An inquest into the death of a 15-year-old boy who wandered into the path of motoroway traffic will be held today.

Scott Turner was hit by a number of vehicles, including an unmarked police car, on the M23 near Crawley in July last year.

The teenager, from Burgess Hill, had gathered earlier for a family wedding at the Gatwick Europa Hotel before leaving with some friends.

He was reported missing at 1.46am and three minutes later police received two separate calls from motorists saying they had hit a pedestrian on the M23.

At 1.57am ambulance crews also said they believed they had collided with a body.

Then an unmarked police car which was following the ambulance was also believed to have struck the boy, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said at the time.

The motorway was closed for more than eight hours as officers investigated the incident between junctions 10 and 10a.

Teachers at Downlands Community School in Hassocks, where Scott was a pupil, said he "had a ready smile which endeared him to staff and pupils alike".

The inquest will be held at Horsham Magistrates' Court this morning.