Hundreds of tearful mourners gathered to pay tribute to a promising musician who was killed in the M25 horror crash.

Best man Jon Chandler, 26, of Brighton, was on his way home from his schoolfriend's stag do when he was killed alongside fellow musicians Andrew Graney, 29, and Rohan Chadwick, 27, and their friends Dr Matthew O'Donnell, 30, and Dr Christopher Janaway, 28 when the recovery truck they were travelling in crashed into the back of an HGV.

The accident happened on the M25 in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday (MAY 7) causing the carriageway to be closed for several hours.

Bouquets of lillies, chrysanthemums and roses graced the coffin as six friends of the lead singer - including groom-to-be James Forrer - carried the best man's coffin and his beloved acoustic guitar into St Mary's Church, in Brighton, for the Catholic Mass.

The remaining members of Jon's band - The Mojo Fins - also joined friends and family at the private church service yesterday (THURS) to pay their respects to the budding rock star.

The Mojo Fins were signed to Amazon records and their first single Pinata Face - which had been due for release on Monday (MAY 14) is set to be released in memory of the young musician.

In a previous tribute to her brother, Jon's sister Emma said: "There were never enough hours in the day for Jon to do all the things he wanted to do and see all the people he wanted to see.

"He loved travelling from south east Asia and China to Prague and lots of places in England visiting friends, but he had aspirations to see as much as possible.

"He loved learning new stuff and always had too many books to read, CDs to listen to and films to watch.

"As well as gaining popularity through his band the Mojo Fins, he was extremely popular on a personal level with many friends and family that loved his dry wit, enthusiasm and passionate outlook on life."

The party of young men were travelling back from their Bank Holiday weekend celebrations in Leicestershire when the minibus they were travelling in broke down at junction 18 of the M1.

After one passenger called the AA for help seven members of the stag group - including the groom James Forrer- were collected by a people carrier and returned safely back to Brighton.

But the tragic final five decided to travel back to their seaside hometown in the cab of the recovery truck from Dunchurch Motors Ltd - a company often hired by the AA for late-night recoveries.

The driver of the truck Michael Hutchinson was also killed in the smash between junctions eight and nine of the London orbital in Reigate, Surrey.

The group were just 35-miles from home when the crash happened at around 2.15am on the anti-clock wise carriageways of the M25.

In a previous tribute to his five beautiful friends" - stag James Forrer said the last two days the group of friends spent together were "full of laughs' and he would never forget them.

He said: "Everyone who knew them has been inconsolable. I'm so grateful that we were all able to share a terrific weekend's celebration that was filled with laughter.

"Coming to terms with a loss of such magnitude will require much time and energy and the warmth and love of all of the families and friends involved."

Police described the wreckage in which the five young men and their 44-year-old recovery truck driver, from Rugby, died as "one of the worst incidents" they have had to deal with since the motorway opened in 1986.

Rescuers spent one hour trying to free the sole survivor of the crash - Ben Pert - from the wreckage.

He was rushed to East Surrey Hospital and after receiving treatment for a broken leg and severe facial injuries and has since been transferred to the Queen Victoria Hospital, in East Grinstead, Surrey for further surgery and care.

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