A 31-year-old rapper was crushed to death in a horrific crash when his car overturned at high speed and slammed into a motorway barrier.

Rescuers found hip-hop star Marco Barelli's corpse sandwiched between the car's roof and its bodywork following the crash in the early hours of 2nd June.

Picture shows Marco Barelli, undated. He died in a car crash after Montemarciano pay toll in Italy. Note: Private photo taken from social media. (Newsflash/NX)

The car had suddenly veered onto the hard shoulder before flipping onto its roof as it slammed into the crash rail near Montemarciano, eastern Italy.

Photos of the crash site show firefighters trying to pull the rapper, known to fans as Tetris, out of the overturned vehicle.

Paramedics declared him dead at the scene.

Tetris wrote and recorded his own music at a studio he owned next to his home in Recanati, where he lived with his mum and brother.

Picture shows Marco Barelli, undated. He died in a car crash after Montemarciano pay toll in Italy. Note: Private photo taken from social media. (Newsflash/NX)

Recanati mayor Emanuele Pepa said : “On behalf of the entire Recanati community, I express my deepest condolences to the family of young Marco.

"It is always an inconsolable loss when a young life is lost due to such a sudden accident.

Picture shows rescue teams at the incident scene, undated. Marco Barelli died in a car crash after Montemarciano pay toll in Italy. Note: Firefighters' photo. (Vigili del Fuoco/Newsflash/NX)

"We gather together with affection to the family in this moment of deep pain."

(Simona Kitanovska / newsX)