A poster boy for Romanian immigration into the UK, who was welcomed at Luton Airport by Keith Vaz before setting up his own construction business, has died in a car crash.

Victor Spirescu, 33, became famous after he was greeted by the Labour MP outside a Costa coffee branch at the airport in 2014 following the lifting of rules preventing migrants from new EU members moving to the UK.

Mr Spirescu, originally from Sibiu County in central Romania, died in a collision just one mile from his home in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, at 4am yesterday morning.

His heartbroken fiancee, Suzana Mates, 23, today told MailOnline he was the 'happiest person on earth' and said she was 'so lost' and 'cannot believe he isn't coming back'.

Victor Spirescu, originally from Sibiu County in central Romania, became famous after he was greeted by the Labour MP outside a Costa coffee branch at the airport in 2014 (pictured)

Upon his arrival to the UK Mr Spirescu (pictured with Suzana) told reporters that he was not here 'to rob your country', adding that he wanted to get a job, earn money, and then go back to Romania

Keith Vaz tonight told MailOnline he is 'deeply saddened' to hear about Mr Spirescu's death.

He said: 'I am deeply shocked and saddened with this news coming almost exactly four years since Victor arrived in the UK.

'He was so excited about starting a new life in Britain. My thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family.'

Victor proposed to Miss Mates on May 16 2016 in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, while they were paragliding and popped the question as they were coming in to land on her birthday.

The pair were due to get married and would have been together for three years in March.

They lived together in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, and he ran an air conditioning company - but also worked for Glenn Armstrong.

Restrictions lifted on January 1, 2014 Bulgarian and Romanian people were allowed to freely work in the UK from January 1, 2014. Both of the countries joined the EU in 2007 and there had been rules on what particular jobs they could take in Britain. Victor Spirescu became the first Romanian to arrive in Britain after the border laws were relaxed and became a minor celebrity after he was pictured meeting Labour MP Keith Vaz in the UK. The restrictions were put in place over fears of a repeat of the large influx of immigrants who arrived in the UK after eastern European countries joined the EU without any rules or laws in place regarding entry. Advertisement

His body will be flown back to Romania where will be buried in Bucharest.

Speaking to MailOnline, Miss Mates said: 'My future husband was in the car with a friend and there was a car accident on a straight road which is bizarre because Victor was the most confident and reliable driver and I don't think he would make this mistake, a beginner's mistake.

'We still don't know what happened, so many people are contacting me. I can't cope, it is overwhelming.

'I will book a chapel in London where everyone can come and celebrate his life. He was in the UK for four years.

'There are a lot of people who know him and love him. The police investigation is expected to last a week.

'He told everyone that we were going to get married, he was so excited. We were planning the wedding, he proposed to me, we were so happy.

'There was no ring because rings are meaningless and the love we had was so inexplicable, so unexplained, we were crazy about each other.

'I am just so lost, I'm so confused, I don't believe this is happening and that he isn't coming back. Oh my god, I loved him so much.

Mr Spirescu's death was widely reported in Romanian media and confirmed to MailOnline by Suzana, who said she felt 'exhausted and devastated'. He is pictured behind the wheel of a car in an undated image, left. The suspected crash scene is pictured right

Mr Spirescu lived in Milton Keynes and had a fiancee, who he is pictured with in this social media photo

'I need to be patient and wait for the results of the investigation, he was the most wonderful man on this planet and I loved him so very much.

'He was so smart, so intelligent, he was the happiest person on earth, a wonderful human being and he also said carpe diem - live life to the full.

'We are suffering, we can't believe it. We will never forget him, I feel his energy with me even now.'

On the meeting with Keith Vaz, she said 'he made the UK his home, he worked hard'.

She said he actually met Mr Vaz several years later when he was working near the MI6 building and walking to Westminster tube.

Mr Spirescu (pictured on holiday in an undated photo) ran an air conditioning company - but also worked for Glenn Armstrong

She added: 'Keith said "Victor, Victor, it's so nice to see you" and he invited him to the houses of parliament for tea one day.'

They had no date set for the wedding, they were planning one wedding in Romania and one in Cyprus as she is half-Cypriot.

Miss Mates, who spent New Year's Eve in Scotland with his parents, added: 'He told everyone we were getting married because he was so excited.'

Victor Spirescu became an overnight celebrity and went on to earn £60k a year Victor Spirescu became a minor celebrity after he was the first Romanian to come to work in the UK following the new immigration rules which were introduced on January 1, 2014. He started his new life in the UK washing and later set up an air conditioning company, Air Vent Systems Ltd. Mr Spirescu was the unrivalled poster boy for EU migration and claimed to earn £60,000 a year through his hard work. He claimed to have earned £62,000 in 2015, and £58,000 in 2016. Mr Spirescu was also able to purchase a fleet of cars and enjoyed plenty of exotic holidays because of his hard work and dedication. Advertisement

Friends wrote tributes to Mr Spirescu on social media, with one adding, 'God takes friends, you were the best'.

Adrian Claudiu posted on Facebook: 'Today I lost a dear friend to me and my family... left way too fast between us.'

Mr Spirescu's meeting with Mr Vaz, the then chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, was widely covered by the media.

The Romanian first set up as a car washer, before setting up Air Vent Systems LTD.

His death was widely reported in Romanian media and confirmed to MailOnline by Suzana, who said she felt 'exhausted and devastated'.

No more details were available on Tuesday evening about the circumstances of Mr Spirescu's death.

Upon his arrival to the UK Mr Spirescu told reporters that he was not here 'to rob your country', adding that he wanted to get a job, earn money, and then go back to Romania with his wife.

He has been linked to several women. He met Zoe Russell, 22, shortly after his arrival in the UK, and moved into her three-bedroom home before Mr Spirescu returned to Ms Suzana, his then ex.