List of people who died in traffic collisions

This article is about notable people who died in traffic collisions. For a general list of traffic collisions, see List of traffic collisions (before 2000) and List of traffic collisions (2000–present). For people who died in aircraft crashes, see List of fatalities from aviation accidents.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This list contains notable people who have been killed in traffic collisions. This list does not include those who were killed competing on closed-road events whether in motorsport or in competitive cycling events. Passengers of a vehicle are indicated in parentheses on the "mode of transport" field.

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Name	Born	Died	Aged	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Location	Details
Magomed Abdulaev	1961	2023	61 years	Russian	lawyer and politician	pedestrian		Makhachkala, Russia	Abdulaev was hit by a car and killed while crossing the street outside the crosswalk.
Norifumi Abe	1975	2007	32 years	Japanese	motorcycle racer	scooter	Yamaha XP 500 TMAX	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan	Collision with a truck, which made an illegal U-turn in front of him, when he was riding his motorcycle.
Anand Abhyankar	1965	2012	47 years	Indian	actor	car	Suzuki Wagon R	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Danielle Adams	1982	2021	39 years	Canadian	politician	car		Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
Frank Adams	1930	1989	58 years	British	mathematician	car		Brampton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Olubayo Adefemi	1985	2011	25 years	Nigerian	footballer	car		Kavala, Greece	Adefemi was driving on Egnatia Odos when he collided with another vehicle.
Adegoke Adelabu	1915	1958	42 years	Nigerian	politician	car		Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria
Nick Adenhart	1986	2009	22 years	American	baseball pitcher	car	Mitsubishi Eclipse	Fullerton, California	A drunk driver ran a red light and hit the car in which Adenhart was a passenger, driving it into a light pole.
Adrian Adonis	1953	1988	34 years	American	professional wrestler	minivan		Lewisporte, Newfoundland, Canada	Two other passengers in the vehicle in which he was riding – professional wrestlers Pat Kelly (Victor Arko) and Dave McKigney – died in the same crash, caused when the car struck a moose on a highway and spun into a tree at over 80 km/h (50 mph).
Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie	1943	2016	73 years	Ghanaian	football coach	car		Suhum, Ghana
Simonluca Agazzone	1981	2020	39 years	Italian	footballer	car		Carpignano Sesia, Italy
Bruno Agostinelli	1987	2016	28 years	Canadian	tennis player	motorcycle		Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Agostinelli lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a car.
Ipče Ahmedovski	1966	1994	28 years	Macedonian	singer	car	Mercedes-Benz A124	Šopići, Yugoslavia	Ahmedovski died in 1994 on Ibarska magistrala near Šopići, crashing his speeding Mercedes into a truck.
Carl Albert	1962	1995	32 years	American	musician for Vicious Rumors	car
Martin Aldridge	1974	2000	25 years	British	footballer	car	Peugeot	A45, England, United Kingdom	After being an unused substitute in a game for Rushden & Diamonds, he was travelling home toward Northampton on the westbound A45 road after the game when he collided with a BMW travelling in the opposite direction.
Ben Alexander	1971	1992	20 years	Australian	rugby league player	car		Colyton, New South Wales, Australia	He was driving while intoxicated.
Alexandra	1942	1969	27 years	German	singer	car	Mercedes-Benz W128	Tellingstedt, Germany	While going on a holiday, Alexandra collided with a truck and was killed instantly whereas her son, one of the two passengers, survived with minor injuries and Alexandra's mother, the other passenger, died at the hospital.
Steve Allen	1921	2000	78 years	American	actor, songwriter, author	car		Encino, California	Died from a heart attack that was found to have resulted from a condition known as pericardial effusion. The crash caused a blood vessel in his chest to leak blood into the sac surrounding his heart. His death occurred several hours after the crash, from which he suffered no immediate apparent injuries.
Duane Allman	1946	1971	24 years	American	guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band	motorcycle	Harley-Davidson Sportster	Macon, Georgia	Allman lost control of his motorcycle when he tried to avoid an oncoming truck that unexpectedly stopped in the middle of an intersection while turning left in front of him. He was thrown from the motorcycle, which landed on him and skidded with him under it, resulting in fatal internal injuries.
Yasser Al-Masri	1970	2018	47 years	Jordanian	actor	car		Zarqa, Jordan	Al–Masri descended a slope leading a bus in his car, lost control, and crashed, dying on the spot.
Mahmadu Alphajor Bah	1977	2016	39 years	Sierra Leonean	footballer	car		Freetown, Sierra Leone	He collided with an oncoming truck.
Andrei Amalrik	1938	1980	42 years	Russian	writer	car		near Guadalajara, Spain	Amalrik swerved out of his lane on a wet road and hit an oncoming truck. A piece of metal, most likely from the steering column, embedded in his throat, instantly killing him. His wife and the two other passengers in the car suffered only minor injuries.
Fariyar Aminipour	2000	2024	23 years	Iranian	muay thai fighter	motorbike		Phuket, Thailand	Lost control and hit a curb in a Thai tunnel.
John Anderson	1944	1986	42 years	American	race car driver	car		near Charlotte, North Carolina	Crash occurred on Interstate 85.
Eric Andolsek	1966	1992	25 years	American	football player	stationary		Thibodaux, Louisiana	Andolsek was working in the front yard of his home when a semi-trailer truck ran off the highway and hit him.
Jen Angel	1975	2023	48 years	American	writer	pedestrian		Oakland, California	She was robbed in a bank parking lot and fatally injured by the fleeing vehicle.
Vanessa Angel	1993	2021	27 years	Indonesian	actress, model, and singer	car (passenger)	Mitsubishi Pajero Sport	Jombang, East Java, Indonesia	Angel was in a SUV travelling on Nganjuk-Surabaya Toll Road with 4 others. Her husband, their toddler, the toddler's nanny, and the driver. The driver was reportedly drowsy and lost control, slamming into the concrete divider on the side of the toll road. Vanessa and her husband died at the scene. Siska Lorensa, the nanny, sustained serious injuries. The driver, Tubagus Joddy, and Vanessa's son suffered minor injuries.
Theo Angelopoulos	1935	2012	76 years	Greek	film director	pedestrian		Drapetsona, Greece	He was hit by a motorcycle driven by an off-duty police officer while crossing a busy road. Hospitalized, he was treated in an intensive care unit, but succumbed to his injuries several hours later.
Jack Anglin	1916	1963	46 years	American	country music singer; one half of the duo Johnnie & Jack	car		Madison, Tennessee	Died in crash en route to funeral of Patsy Cline.
Álex Angulo	1953	2014	61 years	Spanish	actor	car		Fuenmayor, La Rioja, Spain
Rob Anker		2017	27 years	British	dancer (member of Diversity)	car	Chevy Cobalt	Canada
Jackson Anthony	1958	2023	65 years	Sri Lankan	actor and film director	car		Sri Lanka	Anthony experienced complications from injuries in a July 2022 traffic collision. After coming from filming, Anthony was driving when he collided with a wild elephant. Anthony had two passengers in his vehicle, his brother Saman, and another person. Anthony died 15 months after the collision at National Hospital in Colombo.
Atsushi Aoki	1977	2019	41 years	Japanese	professional wrestler	motorcycle		Tokyo, Japan	Aoki collided with the side wall of an expressway in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.
Cristiano Araújo	1986	2015	29 years	Brazilian	singer and songwriter	car (passenger)	Range Rover	Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil	At approximately 3:30 am, the vehicle (driven by his bodyguard) veered off the road and rolled over. Araújo was traveling in the back seat with his girlfriend, who died at the scene, and was not wearing a seat belt. He died en route to the hospital.
Troy Archer	1955	1979	24 years	American	football player	car		North Bergen, New Jersey
Nike Ardilla	1975	1995	19 years	Indonesian	rock singer and model	car	Honda Civic Genio	Bandung, West Java, Indonesia	She lost control and hit a wall.
Silvana Armenulić	1938	1976	38 years	Bosnian	singer	car	Ford Granada	Kolari, Smederevo, SFR Yugoslavia	The car was reportedly travelling 130 km/h (80 mph), when it collided with a FAP truck. Her sister, Mirjana Bajraktarević, died in the same crash.
Reg Armstrong	1926	1979	52 years	Irish	motorcycle racer	motorcycle		Avoca, County Wicklow, Ireland
Sándor Arnóth	1960	2011	51 years	Hungarian	politician	car		Bag, Hungary
Arputhan	1971	2023	52 years	Indian	film director	car		Chennai, India
Carlos Arruza	1920	1966	46 years	Mexican	bullfighter	car		Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Kevin Ash	1959	2013	53 years	British	motorcycling journalist	motorcycle	BMW R1200G5	George, Western Cape, South Africa
Don Ashby	1955	1981	26 years	Canadian	ice hockey player	car		Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada	Collided head-on with a pickup truck and died.
Georgi Asparuhov	1943	1971	28 years	Bulgarian	footballer	car		Bulgaria
Basil al-Assad	1962	1994	31 years	Syrian	eldest son and heir of president of Syria	car	Mercedes-Benz	Damascus, Syria	While driving his car at high speed through fog in the early hours of the morning, Basil is said to have collided with a motorway roundabout while not wearing a seat belt, and he died instantly.
Astrid of Sweden	1905	1935	29 years	Swedish	Queen of the Belgians	car (passenger)	Packard One-Twenty convertible	Küssnacht am Rigi, near Lake Lucerne, Schwyz, Switzerland	As the Queen pointed out something on a map to her husband, the car went off the road, down a steep slope, and slammed into a pear tree. Queen Astrid's body was ejected from the car and collided with the trunk of the tree, while the car slammed into a second tree.
Artie Atherton	1890	1920	30 years	American	Skeleton Man	pedestrian		Pontiac, Michigan	Suffered a punctured lung from the collision
Frank Attkisson	1955	2017	61 years	American	politician	bicycle		St. Cloud, Florida
Pascale Audret	1936	2000	63 years	French	actress	car (passenger)		Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, France
Seriki Audu	1991	2014	23 years	Nigerian	footballer	car		Bauchi State, Nigeria
Sukhraj Aujla	1968	2013	45 years	Indian	singer	car
Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb	1961	2022	61 years	Pakistani	politician	car		between Islamabad and Abbottabad, Pakistan
Lauri Aus	1970	2003	32 years	Estonian	professional cyclist	bicycle		Tartu, Estonia	Aus was struck by a truck during a workout session.
Theyab Awana	1990	2011	21 years	Emirati	footballer	car		Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Name	Born	Died	Aged	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Location	Details
Roland Baar	1965	2018	53 years	German	rower	car		Velpke, Germany
Kane Hamidou Baba	1954	2021	67 years	Mauritanian	politician			near Atar, Mauritania	After the crash occurred, Baba was airlifted to a hospital in Spain, where he died from his injuries.
Éric Babin	1959	2021	61 years	New Caledonia	politician	motorcycle		New Caledonia
Sammy Babitzin	1948	1973	24 years	Finnish	singer	car	Alfa Romeo	Route (Valtatie) 13, Hietama, Äänekoski	Babitzin travelled in a speeding car en route to a concert. The driver lost control on an icy bridge and crashed. The bridge was covered with a plywood material instead of tarmac and was known by locals as a hazardous location. Three people died, a hitchhiker survived.
Bhinod Bacha	1943	2023	80 years	Mauritian	civil servant	pedestrian		Quatre Bornes, Mauritius	Bacha was in a parking lot of a supermarket heading to his apartment when a car driven by a 53 year old man hit him head on. The vehicle did not stop causing Bacha to be trapped underneath. Witnesses had to lift the car to get Bacha out. The driver was arrested for the incident.
Pape Badiane	1980	2016	36 years	French	basketball player	car		Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan, France	Badiane died in a car crash.
Mirsada Bajraktarević	1951	1976	25 years	Bosnian	singer	car	Ford Granada	Kolari, Smederevo, Yugoslavia	The car was reportedly travelling 130 km/h (80 mph), when it collided with a FAP truck. Her sister, Silvana Armenulić, died in the same crash.
Tarnia Baker	1967	2017	50 years	South African	politician	pedestrian		Park Rynie, South Africa	Struck by a truck while walking across a street.
Christian Bakkerud	1984	2011	26 years	Danish	retired racing driver	car	Audi RS6	Putney Heath near Wimbledon Common	Investigations ongoing.
Alper Balaban	1987	2010	22 years	Turkish	footballer	car		Karlsruhe, Germany
Abdul Hai Baloch	1946	2022	76 years	Pakistani	politician	car		near Bahawalpur, Pakistan	Baloch met a road crash on his way to Bahawalpur and died on impact.
Shahlyla Baloch	1996	2016	20 years	Pakistani	footballer	car		Karachi, Pakistan
Harry Bamford	1920	1958	38 years	England	footballer	motorcycle		Bristol, England, United Kingdom	Collided with a car. He remained in the hospital for three days before finally dying from his injuries on October 31.
Maurice Banach	1967	1991	24 years	German	footballer	car	Opel Omega Kombi	Autobahn near Remscheid, Germany
Armand Joel Banaken Bassoken	1983	2023	39 years	Cameroonian	footballer	motorcycle		Indonesia
Lisa Banes	1955	2021	65 years	American	actress	pedestrian		New York City, New York	She was killed in a hit and run.
Ian Bannen	1928	1999	71 years	Scottish	actor	car	Renault Laguna	Knockies Straight, Scotland, United Kingdom	With his wife driving, hit a verge and the vehicle overturned.
Jill Banner	1946	1982	35 years	American	actress	car	Toyota	Ventura Freeway, California	Her car was hit by a truck on Ventura Freeway. She was thrown from the vehicle and died at North Hollywood's Riverside Hospital.
Yoshiaki Banno	1952	1991	39 years	Japanese	astronomer and co-discover	car
Gerhard Barkhorn	1919	1983	63 years	German	World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace	car		Cologne, Germany	Crashed during a winter storm killing his wife and fatally injuring himself.
Junior Barnard	1920	1951	30 years	American	Western swing and jazz guitar player	car		Fresno County, California
Jancarlos de Oliveira Barros	1983	2013	30 years	Brazilian	footballer	car
Véronique Barrault	1958	2022	64 years	French	actress	motorcycle (passenger)		Camblanes-et-Meynac, France	The motorcycle she was a passenger on hit a vehicle in a town south of Bordeaux. While Barrault died, the driver of the motorcycle did not need to be evacuated from the vehicle and survived the crash.
Roland Barthes	1915	1980	64 years	French	philosopher	pedestrian		Paris, France	Hit by a laundry van while walking home from a lunch party hosted by François Mitterrand.
Alan Barton	1953	1995	41 years	British	singer for rock band Black Lace	tour bus		Cologne, Germany	The tour bus crashed during a hailstorm.
Sam Basil	1969	2022	52 years	Papua New Guinean	politician	car		Papua New Guinea
Daniel Batman	1981	2012	31 years	Australian	sprinter	car		Darwin, Northern Territory
Stiv Bators	1949	1990	40 years	American	Dead Boys and The Lords of the New Church singer	pedestrian		Paris, France	Struck by a taxi in Paris during a bank holiday. He was taken to a hospital but reportedly left before seeing a doctor, after waiting several hours and assuming he was not injured. Reports indicate that he died in his sleep as the result of a concussion.
Jeff Batters	1970	1996	25 years	American	ice hockey player	pickup truck		Trans-Canada Highway Canmore, Alberta, Canada	Driving the wrong way down a highway access ramp at 4 am, the pickup truck drove off the road and rolled. Batters was ejected and crushed by the truck. Another passenger, 18-year-old Sherri Kalan, was also killed. The police could not determine who was driving, so all charges were dropped.
Eileen Battersby	1958	2018	60 years	Irish (born in America)	literary critic	car		Drogheda, Ireland	Battersby was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash and died later in hospital.
Orson Bean	1928	2020	91 years	American	actor	pedestrian		Los Angeles, California	Bean was struck and killed by two vehicles after trying to cross a street.
Carl Beane	1952	2012	59 years	American	radio announcer	SUV	2004 Suzuki	Sturbridge, Massachusetts	Beane suffered a heart attack while driving and crashed his car into a tree.
Brad Beckman	1964	1989	24 years	American	football player	car		Lilburn, Georgia	In icy conditions, the driver (Jeff Modesitt) bumped the rear of another vehicle and skidded into the northbound lanes of the interstate. When the driver got out to inspect the damage with Beckman still sitting in the car, a tractor-trailer rig slammed into the side of the car killing Beckman instantly and critically injuring Modesitt.
Bill Beckwith	1975	2013	38 years	American	TV show host	motorcycle		San Francisco, California
Martin van Beek	1960	2018	58 years	Dutch	politician	car		Leersum, Netherlands
Ena Begović	1960	2000	40 years	Croatian	actress	car	Jeep Grand Cherokee	Postira, Croatia	Died from injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover. The vehicle she was in was stopped on a steep hill and started moving while the driver and front passenger were outside, tumbling onto the roof of a building below.
Rachid Belhout	1944	2020	76 years	Algerian	football player and manager	car		Nancy, France
Chris Bell	1951	1978	27 years	American	Big Star musician	car	Triumph TR7	Memphis, Tennessee	Died in a car crash while on his way home from a band rehearsal. He lost control of his vehicle and hit a light post causing it to fall on him, crushing and killing him.
Bella Bellow	1945	1973	28 years	Togolese	pop singer	car		Togo
Vasile Belous	1988	2021	33 years	Moldovan	boxer	car		Călărășeuca, Moldova
Jesse Belvin	1932	1960	27 years	American	Rhythm & blues singer	car		Hope, Arkansas
John Bendor-Samuel	1929	2011	81 years	British	evangelical missionary, Bible linguist	car		Studley Green	Bendor-Samuel died in hospital after a car crash near his home in Studley Green.
Billel Benhammouda	1997	2022	24 years	Algerian	footballer	car			Benhammouda was involved in a crash after winning a friendly match against Congo earlier in the day. Although the crash itself was not deadly for Benhammouda and his friend, the vehicle burst into flames, trapping and killing them.
Ethel Benjamin	1875	1943	68 years	New Zealander	lawyer (a first female lawyer in the British Empire to represent a client)	pedestrian		Middlesex, England	Benjamin died in hospital after being struck by a vehicle.
Cedric Benson	1982	2019	36 years	American	football player	motorcycle		Austin, Texas	Collided with a minivan.
Shlomo Bentin	1946	2012	65 years	Israeli	neuropsychologist	bicycle		Berkeley, California	Hit by a truck.
Lamont Bentley	1973	2005	31 years	American	actor	car	Mercedes-Benz	Simi Valley, California	Exited the highway at high speed, ran a stop sign, went through a chain-link fence, rolled down an embankment, was ejected through the moonroof and run over by five other vehicles.
Rube Benton	1890	1937	47years	American	baseball player	car		Dothan, Alabama
Irina Berezhna	1980	2017	36 years	Ukrainian	politician	car		Zadar County, Croatia
Bob Berg	1951	2002	51 years	American	jazz saxophonist	car		East Hampton, New York	He collided with a cement truck that skidded on ice.
Chu Berry	1908	1941	33 years	American	jazz saxophonist	car		Conneaut, Ohio
Joe Berry	1904	1958	53 years	American	baseball pitcher	car		Anaheim, California
Jean-Marie Berthier	1940	2017	77 years	French	poet	car
Gerry Bertier	1953	1981	27 years	American	football player	car	1980 Oldsmobile	Charlottesville, Virginia	He was on his way home from a business trip when he collided with a drunkard.
John Berylson	1953	2023	70 years	American	businessman and football club chairman	SUV	Range Rover	Falmouth, Massachusetts	Berylson lost control of his Range Rover, supposedly on a bend, rolling into the ravine, ultimately being found by emergency personnel upside down against a tree. Berylson was cut out of the SUV but succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Bob Bescher	1884	1942	58 years	American	baseball player	car		London, Ohio	Struck by a train.
Bob Bethell	1942	2012	69 years	American	politician	car		Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Nicholas Bett	1990	2018	28 years	Kenyan	track and field athlete (hurdler)	SUV	Toyota Prado	Nandi County, Kenya	Bett lost control of his vehicle, hit a bump, and landed in a ditch, killing him instantly.
Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya	1970	2017	46 years	Indian	folk singer	car		Hooghly district, West Bengal, India
Jaspal Bhatti	1955	2012	57 years	Indian	actor	car		Jalandhar, Punjab	Died when the car in which he was a passenger struck a roadside tree.
Stefano Bianco	1985	2020	34 years	Italian	Motorcycle racer	motorcycle	Honda CBR600	Leinì, Italy	Collided with a truck that failed to yield when turning left, and struck a second oncoming vehicle
Piotr Bikont	1955	2017	62 years	Polish	journalist, publicist, culinary critic, theatre director	car		Sosnowiec, Poland
Emil Bildilli	1912	1946	34 years	American	baseball player	car		Hartford City, Indiana	Crashed his car into a tree and died two days later.
Ondrej Binder	1970	2016	46 years	Slovak	politician	car		Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
Ryan Birch	1969	2013	43 years	British	judoka	car		The Bahamas
Rob Bironas	1978	2014	36 years	American	NFL kicker	car	GMC Yukon Denali	Nashville, Tennessee
Maria Bitner-Glindzicz	1963	2018	55 years	British	geneticist	bicycle		London, United Kingdom
Black (singer), real name Colin Vearncombe	1962	2016	53 years	British	singer-songwriter	car		near Cork Airport, Ireland	Died in hospital a few weeks after the crash.
Steven Blackford	1977	2004	28 years	American	wrestler	car	Jeep	Brush, Colorado
J. Stuart Blackton	1875	1941	66 years	American	film producer	pedestrian		Los Angeles, California	Hit by a car while crossing the street with his son and died a few days later.
Dairon Blanco	1992	2020	28 years	Cuban	footballer	car		Cienfuegos, Cuba
Calvin Blignault	1979	2010	30 years	South African	mechanical engineer	motorcycle		Port Elizabeth, South Africa	He was hit from behind by a car while stationary at a red light.
Garen Bloch	1978	2018	39 years	South African	cyclist	bicycle		Johannesburg, South Africa
Douglas Blubaugh	1934	2011	76 years	American	wrestler	motorcycle		Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Larry Blyden	1925	1975	49 years	American	actor	car		near Agadir, Morocco	Blyden's rental car reportedly went off the road and overturned, and according to his manager, suffered injuries to the chest, head and abdomen. He underwent surgery but died of his injuries on June 6. On the audio commentary for the 2009 DVD of What Makes Sammy Run?, Blyden's co-star Barbara Rush claimed that Blyden had been carjacked by bandits and killed.
Bill Boaks	1904	1986	81 years	British	political campaigner for road safety	bus		United Kingdom	Boaks was injured in a minor road traffic crash while getting off a bus. His death in hospital two years later was the result of complications from the head injuries sustained.
Tony Boeckel	1892	1924	31 years	American	baseball player	car		San Diego, California
Cris Bolado	1969	2017	47 years	Filipino	basketball player	motorcycle		Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Marc Bolan	1947	1977	29 years	British	T.Rex musician	car (passenger)	Mini 1275GT	Queens Ride, Barnes Common, southwest London, England	Driver was girlfriend Gloria Jones.
Franco Bonvicini "Bonvi"	1941	1995	54 years	Italian	comic book artist	pedestrian	Citroën Pallas	Bologna, Italy	Hit by a car while crossing the street
Chua Boon Huat	1980	2013	33 years	Malaysian	field hockey player	car	truck	Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
D. Boon	1958	1985	27 years	American	The Minutemen musician	van		Tucson, Arizona	He was sleeping in the van while sick with a fever when the crash occurred.
Stephanie Booth	1946	2016	70 years	British	hotelier	car		Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Quincy Borrowes	1993	2017	23 years	Liberian	singer	car	Toyota Camry	Monrovia, Liberia	Quincy B died in a car crash while driving home from a gig at Anglers Bar and Restaurant.
Patrick Bosch	1964	2012	47 years	Dutch	football	car		Denekamp, Netherlands
Günter Böttcher	1954	2012	58 years	German	Olympic handball	car		Bad Neustadt, Germany
Saafi Boulbaba	1986	2022	36 years	Tunisian	footballer			Borj El Amri, Tunisia
Luc Bourdon	1987	2008	21 years	Canadian	Ice hockey player	motorcycle	Suzuki GSX-R1000	Lamèque, New Brunswick	Ran into the back of a tractor-trailer after losing control of the motorbike.
Thomas Bourgin	1986	2013	26 years	French	motorcycle racer	motorcycle		Calama, Chile
Peter "Possum" Bourne	1956	2003	47 years	New Zealander	rally driver	car	Subaru Forester	Race to the Sky track, Cardrona, New Zealand	During course inspection, Bourne collided head-on with the Jeep Cherokee of a competitor, who was later charged with dangerous driving.
Lee Bowers	1925	1966	41 years	American	witness to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy	car		Midlothian, Texas	His car left an empty road and struck a concrete abutment near Midlothian.
Ethan Boyes	1978	2023	44 years	American	cyclist	bicycle		San Francisco, California	He was sent to hospital with life threatening injuries after a driver hit him outside Presidio Park.
Charlie Bradberry	1982	2006	24 years	American	race car driver	truck		Chelsea, Alabama	He was returning home from working on his racing vehicles when the fatal crash occurred.
Dennis Brain	1921	1957	36 years	British	horn virtuoso	car	Triumph TR2	Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom	Was returning home from the Edinburgh Festival when the car collided with a tree.
Ed Brandt	1905	1944	39 years	American	baseball player	car		Spokane, Washington
Jaime Bravo	1932	1970	37 years	Mexican	Matador	car		Zacatecas, Mexico
Nino Bravo	1944	1973	28 years	Spanish	singer and songwriter	car	BMW 2800	Villarrubio, Cuenca, Spain
Gianni Brera	1919	1992	73 years	Italian	sports journalist and novelist	car		Codogno, Lodi, Italy
Jim Brewer	1937	1987	50 years	American	baseball player	car		Tyler, Texas	Died of his injuries after.
Michel Brière	1949	1971	21 years	Canadian	NHL player	car	Mercury Cougar	Quebec Route 117, Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada	Crashed his car on May 15, 1970, and was ejected, suffering major head trauma. Died 11 months after the crash without regaining consciousness.
Richard Bright	1937	2006	68 years	American	actor	pedestrian		Manhattan, New York City	Struck by a bus.
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann	1940	1975	35 years	German	poet	pedestrian		London, England	Killed in a hit-and-run crash.
Lorenzo Brino	1998	2020	21 years	American	former child actor	car		San Bernardino County, California
Jay Briscoe	1984	2023	38 years	American	professional wrestler	car		Laurel, Delaware
Nick Broad		2013	38 years	English	football nutritionist	car
Lino Brocka	1939	1991	52 years	Filipino	film director	car		Quezon City, Philippines
Jake Brockman	1955	2009	53 years	English	musician and sound recordist (Echo & the Bunnymen)	motorcycle	ambulance	Isle of Man
Gladys Brockwell	1893	1929	35 years	American	actress	car		Ventura Highway near Calabasas, California	Male friend driver, who later said he'd been blinded by dust in an eye, went off-road and over a 75-foot (23 m) embankment, she was crushed under the car.
Norman Brookman	1884	1949	65 years	Australian	politician	car		South Road, Noarlunga, South Australia	Head-on collision with 4t truck.
Herb Brooks	1937	2003	66 years	American	ice hockey coach, most notably of the gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team	car		Interstate 35 in Washington County, Minnesota	Believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel. Was not wearing a seat belt.
Boris Brott	1944	2022	78 years	Canadian	conductor	pedestrian		Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Brott was reported to have been struck by a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road on Hamilton Mountain. He was taken to hospital but died from his injuries. A 33-year-old man was arrested for the hit-and-run after a police chase.
Clifford Brown	1930	1956	25 years	American	jazz trumpeter	car (passenger)		west of Bedford, Pennsylvania	Powell's wife Nancy was driving at night in the rain on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, she lost control of the car and it went off the road. All three people in the car were killed in the resulting crash.
Jerome Brown	1965	1992	27 years	American	American football player	car	Chevrolet Corvette ZR1	Brooksville, Florida	Lost control of his car at high speed and hit a power pole. His nephew, a passenger in the car, was also killed.
Jerry Brown	1987	2012	25 years	American	football player	car		Dallas, Texas	Brown was a passenger in a car driven by a teammate when it skidded on a highway, hit a curb, rolled several times and caught fire.
Tara Browne	1945	1966	21 years	Irish	socialite, heir to the Guinness fortune	car	Lotus Elan	South Kensington, London	Browne was driving at high speed and failed to stop at a traffic light, colliding with a parked lorry. He died of his injuries the following day. Browne's death is supposedly the source of some of the lyrics of The Beatles' song "A Day in the Life".
Bart Bryant	1962	2022	59 years	American	golfer
Jefri Al Buchori	1973	2013	40 years	Indonesian	preacher, singer and actor	motorcycle	Kawasaki ER-6	Jakarta, Indonesia
Jean Bugatti	1909	1939	30 years	French	automotive designer	car	Bugatti Type 57S Tank	near Duppigheim, France
Haydn Bunton	1911	1955	44 years	Australian	Australian rules footballer	car		near Gawler, South Australia	Bunton's car left the road and hit trees. He died in hospital on September 5, 1955, four days later.
Bobby Buntrock	1952	1974	21 years	American	former child actor	car		Keystone, South Dakota	His car veered off a bridge under construction into Battle Creek, drowning him in the submerged car.
Gianluca Buonanno	1966	2016	50 years	Italian	Politician	car		Varese, Italy
Václav Burda	1973	2018	45 years	Czech	Ice hockey player	car		Mikulčice, Czech Republic
Brandon Burlsworth	1976	1999	22 years	American	American football player	car		near Alpena, Arkansas
Bob Burns	1950	2015	64 years	American	Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer	car		Cartersville, Georgia	He hit a mailbox and a tree on a sharp curve.
Jim Burns	1952	2017	65 years	American	producer	pedestrian		New York City	Struck by a taxi cab while crossing the street.
Cliff Burton	1962	1986	24 years	American	Metallica bass guitarist	tour bus		European route E4 in Ljungby Municipality, Sweden	Thrown out of the window and crushed after the bus skidded off the road and landed on its side.
Norman Burton	1923	2003	79 years	American	actor	car		Imperial, California, United States	Auto crash while returning from Ajijic, Mexico near the California–Arizona state line.
Fred Buscaglione	1921	1960	38 years	Italian	singer, musician	car	Ford Thunderbird	Rome, Italy	collided with a truck
Paul Bush	1956	2023	66–67 years	British	experimental film director and animator	motorcycle		Wales
Rasual Butler	1979	2018	38 years	American	basketball player	car	Range Rover	Studio City, California	His wife, singer Leah LaBelle died in the same crash.
Jack Butterfield	1929	1979	50 years	American	college baseball coach and New York Yankees executive	car		Paramus, New Jersey
Dennis Byrd	1966	2016	50 years	American	football	car	Hummer H2	Claremore, Oklahoma

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Name	Birth	Death	Aged	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Crash location	Details
Victor Cabedo	1989	2012	23 years	Spanish	cyclist	car		Almedijar, Spain
Cadet, real name Blaine Johnson	1990	2019	28 years	British	Rapper	car (passenger)	Toyota Prius	Betley, Staffordshire	Cadet and three friends were travelling to a gig at Keele University in Staffordshire. Their taxi and another car collided and Cadet was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tommy Caldwell	1949	1980	30 years	American	The Marshall Tucker Band bassist	car	Toyota Land Cruiser	Spartanburg, South Carolina
Cosimo Caliandro	1982	2011	29 years	Italian	middle-distance runner	motorcycle		Francavilla Fontana, Italy	Caliandro died in a motorcycle collision.
Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık	1994	2022	27 years	Turkish	footballer	car		Ankara, Turkey
Jason Callahan	1976	1995	19 years	American		car		Emporia, Virginia	Victim remained unidentified until December 2015.
Ashley Callie	1973	2008	34 years	South African	actress	car		Johannesburg, South Africa	Callie was driving home at night after an event. Her car collided with another vehicle at an intersection.
Teofilo Camomot	1914	1988	74 years	Filipino	Archbishop	car		San Fernando, Cebu, Philippines	Camomot was riding in a car when it collided with another vehicle.
Eric Campbell	1878	1917	38 years	British	silent screen star and ubiquitous nemesis of Charlie Chaplin	car		Los Angeles, California
Dan Campilan	1980	2006	25 years	Filipino	newscaster	bus (passenger)	Toyota Corolla	Quezon City, Philippines	Campilan was riding in a GMA bus when it collided with another vehicle.
Albert Camus	1913	1960	46 years	French-Algerian	writer and Nobel Prize-winner	car	Facel Vega	Villeblevin, France	Michel Gallimard, the driver, was also killed.
Leopoldo Cantancio	1963	2018	54 years	Filipino	boxer	motorcycle		Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Cornelius Cardew	1936	1981	45 years	English	composer	pedestrian		Leyton, London, England	Killed in a hit and run incident. The driver of the car was never found.
Steve Cardiff	1957	2011	53 years	Canadian	politician	car		Lewes Lake, South Klondike Highway
Heron Carvic	1913	1980	67 years	British	actor	car		Appledore, Kent, England, United Kingdom	Crashed his car into a ditch whilst travelling at high speed with a flat tyre, losing control of the vehicle in August 1979. He never fully recovered, despite an operation and a period in intensive care and died from pneumonia.
Àlex Casademunt	1981	2021	39 years	Spanish	singer, actor, TV presenter	car		Matarò, Spain
Miquel Roger Casamada	1954	2017	62 years	Spanish	composer	car		Vilagrassa, Spain
Marcus Cassel	1983	2006	23 years	American	football player	car		Santa Monica, California
José Castillo	1981	2018	37 years	Venezuelan	baseball player (infielder)	car (passenger)		Yaracuy, Venezuela	The car he was riding in hit a fallen rock and went off the road.
Renato Cecchetto	1951	2022	70 years	Italian	actor	moped		Rome, Italy
Martin Čech	1976	2007	31 years	Czech	ice hockey player	car		Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic	The deadly crash occurred in his hometown.
Cecilia	1948	1976	27 years	Spanish	singer-songwriter	car	SEAT 124	near Benavente, in Zamora Province, Spain	Musician José Luiz Gonzalez also died in the crash.
Andújar Cedeño	1969	2000	31 years	Dominican	baseball player (shortstop)	car		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Mondli Cele	1989	2016	26 years	South African	footballer	car		Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Cele died in collision.
Giambattista Cescutti	1939	2023	84 years	Italian	basketball player and head coach	pedestrian		Udine, Italy	Cescutti was hit by a vehicle while walking in heavy rain.
Rusty Chambers	1953	1981	27 years	American	football player (linebacker)	car		Hammond, Louisiana
Sita Chan	1987	2013	26 years	Hong Konger	pop singer	car		Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong
Wilma Chan	1949	2021	72 years	American	politician	pedestrian		Alameda, California
Chang Yu-sheng	1966	1997	31 years	Taiwanese	pop singer, composer and producer	car	Saab 900	Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Kak Channthy	1980	2018	38 years	Cambodian	singer (member of Cambodian Space Project)	auto rickshaw		Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Harry Chapin	1942	1981	38 years	American	musician and film producer	car	Volkswagen Rabbit	Long Island Expressway, New York	A truck hit him from behind.
Virgil Chapman	1895	1951	55 years	American	United States Senator from Kentucky	car		Washington, DC
Vernal Charles	1985	2013	27 years	South African	cricketer	car		Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Sonika Chauhan	1989	2017	27 years	Indian	actress	car		Kolkata, India
Ernest Chausson	1855	1899	44 years	French	composer	bicycle		Limay, Yvelines, France	Collision with wall.
Germán Chaves	1995	2023	28 years	Colombian	professional cyclist	bicycle		Chocontá, Colombia	Training with his father when they were both hit by a truck. Germán died instantly while his father later died in hospital
Nikolay Chebotko	1982	2021	38 years	Kazakhstani	cross country skier	car		Burabay District, Kazakhstan
Yelena Chernykh	1979	2011	32 years	Russian	actress	car		Novoanninsky, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia	Chernykh died in car collision.
Steve Chiasson	1967	1999	32 years	Canadian	hockey player	pickup truck		North Carolina	Fell out of truck after collision. Was over drink-drive limit.
Merab Chigoev	1951	2016	64 years	South Ossetian	politician	car		Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, Georgia
Gwinyai Chingoka	1982	2022	39 years	Zimbabwean	tennis player	pedestrian		Harare, Zimbabwe	Chingoka was hit by a vehicle on his way home from a private function. Zimbabwean cricket player Tarisai Musakanda was charged in connection to his death.
Ron Chippindale	1933	2008	74 years	New Zealander	Chief Inspector of Air Accidents	pedestrian		Porirua, near Wellington, New Zealand	Chippindale, who investigated many airplane crashes, most notably the crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901 into Mount Erebus, Antarctica, was struck by an out of control car while walking near his home.
Tim Choate	1954	2004	49 years	American	actor	motorcycle		Los Angeles, California
Dugald Christie	1941	2006	either 64 or 65 years	Canadian	lawyer and political activist	bicycle		Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada	Collision with truck.
Mieczysław Cieślar	1950	2010	60 years	Polish	theologian and bishop	car		Przecław, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
Bob Clark	1939	2007	67 years	American	film director	car	Infiniti I30	Pacific Coast Highway, near Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California	Collision with SUV.
Earl Clark	1907	1938	30 years	American	baseball player	car		Washington, D.C.	Collided with a streetcar.
Kevin Clark	1988	2021	32 years	American	child actor and professional drummer	Bicycle		Chicago	Clark was riding his bicycle in Avondale, a neighborhood in Chicago, near a notoriously dangerous intersection in the Northwest Side of Chicago. Clark was struck and killed by a Hyundai Sonata driven by a 20-year-old woman in the early morning. Clark died after being taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
Spencer Clark	1987	2006	19 years	American	NASCAR driver	truck		near Albuquerque, New Mexico	Truck was carrying a car and fell over.
Tom Clark	1941	2018	77 years	American	poet	pedestrian		Berkeley, California	Clark was hit by a car while crossing the street. He later died from his injuries.
Terrence Clarke	2001	2021	19 years	American	college basketball player	car	Genesis GV80	Los Angeles, California
Claudisabel	1976	2022	46 years	Portuguese	singer	car		Alcácer do Sal, Portugal
Judy Clay	1938	2001	62 years	American	soul and gospel singer	car		Fayetteville, North Carolina	She died a few weeks after a crash.
Sam Cobean	1913	1951	37 years	American	cartoonist	car		Schuyler County, New York	He lost control and collided into a tree
Eddie Cochran	1938	1960	21 years	American	musician	taxi	Ford Consul	A4 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom	Taxi blew a tyre and collided with a lamppost. Gene Vincent and Sharon Sheeley, the other passengers, survived the crash.
Ludo Coeck	1955	1985	30 years	Belgian	footballer	car	BMW	near Rumst, Belgium	Collision with Median strip, a.k.a. central reservation.
Alexis Cohen	1983	2009	25 years	American	actress and American Idol participant	Pedestrian	Mitsubishi Galant	Seaside Heights, New Jersey	Killed in a "hit-and-run" incident. The driver of the car, Daniel Bark, was arrested and charged with drunk driving and leaving the scene of a crash.
Felipe Colares	1994	2023	29 years	Brazilian	mixed martial artist			Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Colares was returning from training when he was reportedly hit by a bus. The fire department arrived but Colares died on his way to hospital.
Brian Cole	1979	2001	22 years	American	baseball player	car		Marianna, Florida
John Coleman	1863	1922	61 years	American	baseball player	pedestrian		Detroit, Michigan
Bonar Colleano	1924	1958	34 years	American	actor	car		Queensway Tunnel, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Alex Collins	1994	2023	28 years	American	football player	motorcycle		Lauderdale Lakes, Florida	Collins collided with the rear of a SUV making a left turn, causing him to go through the window.
Billy Collins	1961	1984	22 years	American	boxer	car	1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass	Antioch, Tennessee	Collision with culvert.
Jerry Collins	1980	2015	34 years	New Zealander	rugby union player and former All Black	car		Béziers, France	Collision with bus. Partner Alana Madill was also killed however Collins' daughter Ayla survived.
Rob Collins	1965	1996	33 years	English	musician and keyboardist of The Charlatans	car	BMW	Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom	Was over the drink-drive limit and not wearing a seat belt.
Mike Colman	1968	1994	25 years	American	ice hockey player	car		Kansas City, Missouri
Coluche	1944	1986	41 years	French	comedian	motorcycle		Opio, Alpes-Maritimes, France	Collision with truck.
Amie Comeaux	1976	1997	21 years	American	country singer	car	Dodge Avenger	near Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Car overturned.
Tom Compernolle	1975	2008	32 years	Belgian	middle-distance runner	army truck		Zedelgem, West Flanders, Belgium	Compernolle died in an accident during an army exercise.
Adam Comrie	1990	2020	30 years	Canadian-American	ice hockey player (defenceman)	motorcycle		Leesburg, Virginia
Gene Connell	1906	1937	31 years	American	baseball player	car		Waverly, New York
Ashleigh Connor	1989	2011	21 years	Australian	soccer player	car		Cataract, New South Wales, Australia
Pete Conrad	1930	1999	69 years	American	lunar astronaut	motorcycle		Ojai, California	Veered off-road and crashed.
Ryan Dallas Cook	1982	2005	23 years	American	musician (Suburban Legends)	motorcycle		Costa Mesa Freeway, near Orange, California	Collision with car.
Tom Cooper	1904	1940	36 years	English	Footballer	motorcycle		Aldeburgh, England	Cooper was out on his despatch motorcycle when he collided with a lorry and was killed. An enquiry took place into his death with the outcome being an order that stated despatch riders were no longer allowed to ride their motorcycles without wearing a crash helmet.
William Coperthwaite		2013	83 years	American	yurt building	car		Washington, Maine
Marjorie Corcoran	1950	2017	66 years	American	particle physicist, professor	bicycle	train	Houston, Texas	Collided with a metro train while bicycling.
Diogo Correa de Oliveira	1983	2021	38 years	Brazilian	footballer	motorcycle		Maringá, Brazil
Eddie Costa	1930	1962	31 years	American	jazz musician	car		New York City
Russell Coughlin	1960	2016	56 years	Welsh	footballer	car		Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom	Coughlin rides in a car when it collided with another vehicle.
Stephen Covey	1932	2012	79 years	American	author, professional speaker, professor, consultant, management-expert	bike		Provo, Utah	Complications after falling off a bike.
Joy Covey	1963	2013	50 years	American	business executive	bicycle		Portola Valley, California	Complications after struck by delivery van.
Joey Covington	1945	2013	67 years	American	musician	car		Palm Springs, California
Arnaud Coyot	1980	2013	33 years	French	cyclist	bicycle		Amiens, France
Kenneth Craik	1914	1945	31 years	British	philosopher and psychologist	bicycle		Cambridge, England, United Kingdom	Struck by a car while cycling.
Gottfried von Cramm	1909	1976	67 years	German	tennis player	car		near Cairo, Egypt
Seymour Cray	1925	1996	71 years	American	supercomputer architect	car	Jeep Cherokee	Interstate 25 near Colorado Springs, Colorado	Collision with another vehicle.
Tonya Crews	1938	1966	28 years	American	model and Playboy Playmate	car
Tom Crooke	1884	1929	44 years	American	baseball player	bus (passenger)
Alan Crosland	1894	1936	41 years	American	film director	car		Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Bob Cryer	1934	1994	59 years	British	Labour MP	car	Rover	M1 motorway near Watford, England, United Kingdom	Car overturned on motorway. His wife, Ann, survived the crash.
Laurie Cunningham	1956	1989	33 years	English	footballer	car	Renault 5 GTI	Madrid, Spain	Car collided with barrier and overturned.
Joseph Cure	1983	2015	31 years	American	actor and ice hockey player	car		Ennis, Montana	Slick conditions made for risky driving.
Pierre Curie	1859	1906	46 years	French	chemist and physicist, 1903 Nobel Prize recipient	pedestrian		Rue Dauphine, Paris, France	Run over by a horse-drawn vehicle.
Greg Curnoe	1936	1992	55 years	Canadian	painter	bicycle		Delaware, Ontario, Canada	Knocked down by a pickup truck.
Steve Currie	1947	1981	33 years	British	bassist for T. Rex	car		Algarve, Portugal
Mac Curtis	1939	2013	74 years	American	singer	car		Weatherford, Texas
Ian Cuttler	1971	2014	43 years	Mexican	art director, photographer & graphic design	car		Los Angeles, California

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Name	Birth	Death	Aged	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Crash location	Details
Jay Dahl	1945	1965	19 years	American	baseball player	car (passenger)	GTO	Salisbury, North Carolina
Jack Dakin	1996	2016	19 years	British	drummer of the rock band Viola Beach	car (passenger)	Nissan Qashqai	Södertälje, Sweden	All four members of the band died in this crash, along with their manager Craig Tarry.
LaShawn Daniels	1977	2019	41 years	American	songwriter	car		South Carolina
Omar Daoud	1983	2018	35 years	Libyan	footballer	car		Cyrene, Libya
Vitaly Daraselia	1957	1982	25 years	Georgian	footballer	car		Zestaponi, Georgia
Troy Dargan	1997	2023	26 years	Australian	rugby league player	motorcycle		Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Mike Darr	1976	2002	25 years	American	baseball player	car		Peoria, Arizona
Betty Jack Davis	1932	1953	21 years	American	country music singer; one half of The Davis Sisters	car		near Cincinnati, Ohio	Skeeter Davis (no relation), the other half of the Davis Sisters, was seriously injured in the same crash. She recovered and went on to a successful recording career whereas Betty didn't survive.
Jimmy Davis	1982	2003	21 years	British	Manchester United footballer	car	BMW 3 series	M40 motorway in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom	Crashed into back of truck. Was twice over the drink-drive limit.
Victor Davis	1964	1989	25 years	Canadian	swimmer, Olympic gold medallist	pedestrian		Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada	Outside a nightclub in a Montreal suburb, Davis was struck by a car whose driver fled the scene. It was later determined that, due to an earlier verbal altercation with the driver, Davis had walked to the middle of the road and was brandishing a juice bottle toward the car at the time he was struck. Two days later, Davis died of his injuries in hospital. In February 1992, Glen Crossley was found guilty of leaving the scene of a crash and was sentenced to ten months in prison, ultimately serving four months.
Ann Day	1938	2016	77 years	American	politician	car		Tucson, Arizona	Died in a multi-vehicle crash caused by an impaired driver.
James Dean	1931	1955	24 years	American	actor	car	Porsche 550 Spyder	near Cholame, California	See here
Stelio De Carolis	1937	2017	80 years	Italian	politician	car		Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Andrea de Cesaris	1959	2014	55 years	Italian	racing driver	motorcycle		Rome, Italy	Was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Grande Raccordo Anulare motorway in Rome.
Rube DeGroff	1879	1955	76 years	American	baseball player	car		Poughkeepsie, New York	Struck head-on by a drunk driver.
Wisse Dekker	1924	2012	88 years	Dutch	businessman	car		Zoutelande, Netherlands
Roger Delgado	1918	1973	55 years	British	actor	car		Republic of Turkey	Delgado died on location in Turkey while shooting an episode of French TV show La cloche tibétaine (Bell of Tibet). Two Turkish film technicians were killed in the same crash.
Jonathan Delisle	1977	2006	28 years	Canadian	ice hockey player	car		Beauce, Quebec, Canada
Dorothy Dell	1915	1934	19 years	American	actress	car (passenger)		Altadena, California	Driver hit a telephone pole, bounced off a palm tree, and finally hit a boulder. Dell was killed instantly while the driver died hours later.
Miguel Del Toro	1972	2001	29 years	Mexican	baseball player (pitcher)	car		Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
Andy DeMize	1983	2009	25 years	Mexican-American	musician; drummer for the band Nekromantix	car	1972 Chevrolet Nova	outside Fullerton, California	He lost control and hit a tree causing the vehicle to catch fire.
Dener	1971	1994	23 years	Brazilian	footballer	car	1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Willie Dennis	1926	1965	39 years	American	jazz trombonist	car		New York City
Joe DeSa	1959	1986	27 years	American	baseball player	car		Cayey, Puerto Rico
Tony Destra	1954	1987	32 years	American	glam metal musician; drummer for Cinderella	car		Pennsylvania
Brandon deWilde	1942	1972	30 years	American	actor	camper van		Denver, Colorado	He went off the roadway, struck a guardrail and then a parked truck. Not seat-belted, he was then pinned in the wreckage as the camper rolled onto its side. He later died of his injuries in the hospital.
Kazimierz Deyna	1947	1989	41 years	Polish	footballer	car	BMW	San Diego, California
Rudy Dhaenens	1961	1998	36 years	Belgian	cyclist	car		Aalst, Belgium	He died in a car crash on his way to the start of the Tour of Flanders.
Arnold Diamond	1915	1992	76 years	British	actor	car		Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom	Whilst on holiday in Bournemouth with his wife, he was hit by a car and hospitalised. He never regained consciousness and died a week later.
Diana, Princess of Wales	1961	1997	36 years	British	member of British royal family	car (passenger)	1994 Mercedes-Benz S280 W140	Pont de l'Alma road tunnel, Paris, France	See here
Sandra Dianne	1994	2020	25 years	Malaysian	singer	car	Haval H1	Putrajaya, Malaysia
Mike Dickin	1943	2006	63 years	British	radio DJ	car		Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Joel DiGregorio	1944	2011	67 years	American	keyboardist for Charlie Daniels' band	car		Cheatham County, Tennessee	He was driving on Interstate 40 to meet with the band at their tour bus when the fatal crash occurred.
Lou DiMuro	1931	1982	51 years	American	baseball umpire	pedestrian		Arlington, Texas
Nh. Dini	1936	2018	82 years	Indonesian	novelist	taxi (passenger)	Toyota Avanza	Semarang, Indonesia	The taxi she was riding in collided with a truck.
Mlondi Dlamini	1997	2017	20 years	South African	footballer	car		KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Alfred Dobbs	1882	1945	63 years	British	politician	car		Doncaster, England, United Kingdom	Dobbs' car was in collision with a military vehicle.
Marshall Dodge	1935	1982	47 years	American	humorist	bicycle		Waimea, Hawaii	He was struck by a motorist.
Ian Stuart Donaldson	1957	1993	36 years	British	neo-Nazi musician	car	Volkswagen Polo	near Burnaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Françoise Dorléac	1942	1967	25 years	French	film actress	car	Renault 10	A8 autoroute near Villeneuve-Loubet	While en route to Nice airport, Dorléac lost control of her car, which collided with a signpost and burst into flames. A witness saw her struggling to escape and tried to help, but the flames engulfed the car and she burned to death.
Ibrahim Dossey	1972	2008	36 years	Ghanaian	footballer	car		Breaza, Romania	The crash occurred on September 13, 2008, putting him in a coma until his death three months later.
Dee Dowis	1968	2016	48 years	American	football	car		Gwinnett County, Georgia
Danielle Downey	1980	2014	33 years	American	professional golfer	single-car		Lee County, Alabama
Brian Drebber	1950	2018	68 years	American	sportscaster for Speed	motorcycle		Canton, Georgia	While en route to an airport, he hit a deer and died.
Karl Drews	1920	1963	43 years	American	baseball player	pedestrian		Dania, Florida	His car stalled and Drews had exited it to try to flag down a passing motorist for help. While standing at the roadside, he was struck and killed by a drunk driver.
Charles R. Drew	1904	1950	45 years	American	surgeon, blood transfusion researcher	car		Burlington, North Carolina
Bridget Driscoll	1852	1896	44 years	British	The first pedestrian victim of an automobile crash in the United Kingdom.	pedestrian		Crystal Palace, London	One of the earliest recorded road crash victims.
Piero Drogo	1926	1973	46 years	Italian	racing driver and coachbuilder	car	Ferrari 250 California	Bologna, Italy	Crashed into a broken down truck in a tunnel; both were unlit.
Alexander Dubček	1921	1992	70 years	Slovak	politician	car	BMW 535i	D1 highway near Humpolec, Czech Republic	Car veered off-road.
Gus Dudgeon	1942	2002	59 years	British	record producer	car	Jaguar XK8	M4 motorway between Reading and Maidenhead in England, United Kingdom	Car veered off-road.
Fred Duesenberg	1876	1932	55 years	American	automobile pioneer, designer and manufacturer	car	Duesenberg	Lincoln Highway near Jennerstown, Pennsylvania	Car overturned. Duesenberg died in hospital after being comatose for three weeks.
Boet van Dulmen	1948	2021	73 years	Dutch	motorcycle racer	bicycle		Ammerzoden, Netherlands	Collided with a van.
Glenn Dunaway	1914	1964	49 years	American	race car driver	car		near Camden, South Carolina	He died at a train crossing.
Isadora Duncan	1877	1927	50 years	American	dancer	car	Amilcar	Nice, France	Strangled by scarf getting tangled in rear wheel of open-top sports car. Thrown out onto road, died instantly.
Joey Dunlop	1952	2000	48 years	British	motorcycle racer	motorcycle		Tallinn, Estonia	Died in an open-road race.
William Dunlop	1984	2018	33 years	Irish	motorcycle racer	motorcycle		County Dublin, Ireland
Ryan Dunn	1977	2011	34 years	American	reality television personality and daredevil (MTV's Jackass)	car	Porsche 911 GT3	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Collided with tree. Was twice over the drink-drive limit.
Junior Durkin	1915	1935	19 years	American	actor	car (passenger)		San Diego, California	While returning home from a hunting trip in Mexico, the driver swerved to avoid a collision and crashed at the side of the road. Several other passengers also died.
Al Dvorin	1923	2004	81 years	American	Elvis Presley concert announcer	car		near Ivanpah, California

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Name	Birth	Death	Aged	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Crash location	Details
Dave Early	1957	1996	39 years	British	drummer (Sade)	car		Ireland
Mark Eaton	1957	2021	64 years	American	basketball player	bike		Park City, Utah
Donald Eccles	1908	1986	77 years	British	actor	car		Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Paul Edmondson	1943	1970	27 years	American	baseball player	car		Santa Barbara, California
Jerry Edmonton	1946	1993	47 years	Canadian	drummer for rock band Steppenwolf	car		Santa Ynez, California
Colin Edwards	1991	2013	21 years	Guyanese	footballer	motorcycle		Georgetown, Guyana
Jim Joe Edwards	1894	1965	70 years	American	baseball pitcher	car		Sarepta, Mississippi
Mike Edwards	1948	2010	62 years	British	Electric Light Orchestra cellist	van		Devon, England, United Kingdom	Edwards was killed on the A381 road between Harbertonford and Halwell near where he lived in Totnes in Devon when a cylindrical hay bale weighing 1,300 pounds (590 kg) rolled down a hillside and collided with the van he was driving.
Bjarte Eikeset	1937	2017	80 years	Norwegian	politician	car		Eikefjord, Norway	Collided with an RV.
Martín Elías	1990	2017	26 years	Colombian	singer	car		Sincelejo, Colombia
Kevin Ellison	1987	2018	31 years	American	football player	car
Jimbo Elrod	1954	2016	62 years	American	football player	car		Chandler, Oklahoma
Edem Ephraim	1959	1996	36 years	British	singer and one half of the London Boys	car		Eastern Alps, Austria	His colleague, Dennis Fuller, also died in the head-on collision with a drunken Swiss.
Chit Estella	1957	2011	53 years	Filipina	journalist and professor	bus (passenger)
Greg Evers	1955	2017	62 years	American	politician	car		Okaloosa County, Florida

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Name	Birth	Death	Aged	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Crash location	Details
Pål Arne Fagernes	1974	2003	29 years	Norwegian	athlete (javelin)	car		European route E6 near Moss, Norway	Collided with a truck.
Jock Fahey	1911	1936	24 years	Australian	Australian rules footballer	bicycle		between Numurkah and Wunghnu, Australia	Struck by a vehicle returning to his home in Wunghnu.
Falco	1957	1998	40 years	Austrian	rock musician	SUV	Mitsubishi Montero	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	Collided with a bus.
Jessica Falkholt	1988	2018	29 years	Australian	actress	car		Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	She was a passenger in a two car collision which also took the lives of her parents, sister and the driver of the other vehicle. Falkholt died in hospital 22 days later.
Oussama Falouh	1999	2023	24 years	Moroccan	footballer	car (passenger)		Casablanca, Morocco	The car Falouh was in crashed into a large truck. He had multiple brain haemorrhages, a broken neck and thorax. After being in a coma for almost a month, he succumbed to his injuries.
Housseyn Fardjallah	1993	2016	23 years	Algerian	weightlifter	car
Giuseppe Farina	1906	1966	59 years	Italian	inaugural Formula One world champion	car	Lotus Cortina	Chambéry, France
Richard Fariña	1937	1966	29 years	American	musician and writer	motorcycle		Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, California	Motorbike veered off-road.
Richard Farrell	1926	1958	31 years	New Zealander	classical pianist	car		Arundel, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Turk Farrell	1934	1977	43 years	American	baseball pitcher	car		Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
John R. "Bo" Farrington	1936	1964	28 years	American	football player	car	Volkswagen Beetle	Rensselaer, Indiana	Teammate Willie Galimore also died in the crash when they were ejected from the vehicle as it rolled multiple times.
Dodi Fayed	1955	1997	42 years	Egyptian	companion of Diana, Princess of Wales	car	1994 Mercedes-Benz S280 W140	Pont de l'Alma road tunnel, Paris, France	Fayed was traveling with Diana, Princess of Wales at the time of the crash. Both were killed in this crash along with the driver of the car, Henri Paul; Fayed's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones survived. Further reading: Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Dan Fegan	1961	2018	56 years	American	basketball agent	SUV	bus	near Aspen, Colorado
Cheo Feliciano	1935	2014	78 years	Puerto Rican	composer and singer	singer-car		San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mike Fellows	1957	2016	58 years	American	politician	car		Missoula County, Montana	Fellows collided with another vehicle.
Torsten Fenslau	1964	1993	29 years	German	record producer, DJ (Culture Beat)	car	Mercedes-Benz 500SL	Landesstraße 3097, Near Messel, Hessen, Germany	Fenslau lost control of his car, causing it to roll several times before coming to rest in a field. Not seat-belted, he was thrown from the vehicle, dying in the hospital a short time later.
Scott Fenton	1964	1989	24 years	Australian	basketball player	car	Honda	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Myles Ferguson	1981	2000	19 years	Canadian	child actor	car		Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alberto Fernández	1955	1984	29 years	Spanish	road racing cyclist	car		near Aranda de Duero, Burgos Province, Spain	His wife was also killed in the crash.
Rommel Fernández	1966	1993	27 years	Panamanian	footballer	car		near Albacete, Spain	His cousin, Ronny Rojo, survived the crash.
Pietro Ferrero Jr.	1963	2011	47 years	Italian	businessman	bicycle		Camps Bay, South Africa
Amela Fetahović	1986	2021	35 years	Bosnian	footballer	car		Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Peter Fisher	1950	2018	67 years	British	physician	bicycle		High Holborn, London, United Kingdom
Aaron Flahavan	1975	2001	25 years	English	footballer	car	BMW sports car	near Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Jeff Fletcher		2014	36 years	British	indie rock musician (Northern Uproar)	pedestrian		Stockport, England, United Kingdom	He was hit by a lorry and was decapitated.
Zenon de Fleur	1951	1979	27 years	British	guitarist for rock band The Count Bishops	car	Aston Martin	London, England
Ibrahima Fofana	1952	2010	57 years	Guinean	trade unionist	car		Fria, Guinea
Wenty Ford	1946	1980	33 years	Bahamian	baseball player	car		Nassau, Bahamas
Jack Foster	1932	2004	72 years	New Zealander	marathon runner	bicycle		Rotorua, New Zealand
Arthur Fox	1924	1953	29 years	Australian	Australian rules football player	motorcycle		Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Charley Fox	1920	2008	88 years	Canadian	RCAF fighter pilot	car		Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada
Stan Fox	1952	2000	48 years	American	racing driver	van		Desert Road, south of Auckland, New Zealand
Danny Frawley	1963	2019	56 years	Australian	Australian rules footballer	car		Millbrook, Victoria, Australia
Pete de Freitas	1961	1989	27 years	Trinidadian	drummer (Echo & the Bunnymen)	motorcycle		Longdon Green, England, United Kingdom	Collided with a motor vehicle while on his way to Liverpool from London.
Pat Frink	1945	2012	67 years	American	basketball player	car		Tucson, Arizona
Frankie Frisch	1898	1973	74 years	American	baseball player	car		Wilmington, Delaware	Frisch died from injuries sustained in a car crash in Elkton, Maryland, one month earlier.
Marcelo Fromer	1961	2001	39 years	Brazilian	musician for rock band Titãs	pedestrian		São Paulo, Brazil	He was hit by a motorcyclist while jogging.
Norman Fruchter	1937	2023	85 years	American	writer and academic	pedestrian		New York City	Fruchter died January 4, 2023, of injuries sustained on December 22, 2022, when a driver who was speeding in reverse backed into him on 68th Street in Bay Ridge while he was walking home.
Dennis Fuller	1959	1995	36 years	Jamaican	singer and one half of London Boys	car		Eastern Alps, Austria	His colleague, Edem Ephraim, also died in the head-on collision with a drunken Swiss.
Terry Furlow	1954	1980	25 years	American	basketball player	car		Linndale, Ohio	Cocaine and Valium were found in his system.
Mduduzi Fuzwayo	1986	2023	36 years	Zimbabwean	cricketer	car		Zimbabwe

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Name	Birth	Death	Aged	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Crash location	Details
Gary Gabelich	1940	1984	43 years	American	land speed record holder	motorcycle		Long Beach, California	Collision with truck.
Rino Gaetano	1950	1981	30 years	Italian	singer-songwriter	car	Volvo 343	Via Nomentana, Rome, Italy	Collision with truck.
Gennadi Gagulia	1948	2018	70 years	Abkhazian	politician	car		Myussera, Abkhazian
Bryan Gahol	1977	2014	36 years	Filipino	basketball player	van	Nissan Urvan Escapade	South Luzon Expressway, Philippines	He and Manalo were declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.
Wahome Gakuru	1966	2017	51 years	Kenyan	politician	car		Thika, Kiambu County
Willie Galimore	1935	1964	29 years	American	football player	car	Volkswagen Beetle	Rensselaer, Indiana	Teammate John R. "Bo" Farrington also died in the crash when they were ejected from the vehicle as it rolled multiple times.
Niccolò Galli	1983	2001	17 years	Italian	footballer	motorcycle		Bologna, Italy	Collided with Median strip, a.k.a. central reservation.
Julio Gallo	1910	1993	83 years	American	winemaker	car		near Tracy, California	Car veered off-road.
Rosman García	1979	2011	32 years	Venezuelan	baseball player (relief pitcher)	car		Aragua, Venezuela
Scott Garland	1952	1979	27 years	Canadian	ice hockey player	car		Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Blew a tire, lost control and hit a wall.
Juan Garriga	1963	2015	52 years	Spanish	Grand Prix motorcycle racer	motorcycle		Spain
Patrick Gasienica	1998	2022	24 years	American	ski jumper	motorcycle		Bull Valley, Illinois
Bob Gassoff	1953	1977	24 years	Canadian	ice hockey player	motorcycle		near Villa Ridge, Missouri	Head-on collision with car.
Antoni Gaudí	1852	1926	73 years	Spanish	architect	pedestrian		Barcelona, Spain	Struck by a tram and died from his injuries three days later.
Johnny Gaudreau	1993	2024	31 years	American	ice hockey player	bicycle		Oldmans Township, New Jersey	Struck by vehicle while cycling.
Janet Gaynor	1906	1984	77 years	American	actress	car		San Francisco, California	The crash occurred in 1982 in San Francisco, California when a van ran a red light and crashed into the vehicle that Janet, her husband Paul Gregor, actress Mary Martin and her manager were in. Janet died of her injuries two years thereafter in a Palm Springs, California, hospital along with pneumonia and other ailments.
Mike Gazella	1895	1978	82 years	American	baseball player	car		Odessa, Texas
Jeremy Geathers	1986	2017	30 years	American	football player	limousine		Las Vegas, Nevada
Giuliano Gemma	1938	2013	75 years	Italian	actor	car		Civitavecchia, Italy	Two passengers died in car crash.
Bill George	1929	1982	52 years	American	American football Hall of Famer	van		Rockford, Illinois	Mr. George was driving eastbound on Illinois 72 when a tractor-trailer struck his van at an intersection.
Ifeanyi George	1993	2020	26 years	Nigerian	footballer	car		Abudu, Nigeria	Ifeanyi, a teammate, and a friend all died in the fatal car crash.
Mat George	1995	2021	26 years	American	podcast host	pedestrian		Los Angeles	He was killed in a hit-and-run crash.
Vladimir Gerasimov	1989	2018	28 years	Russian	footballer	motorcycle		Zhejiang, China
Melody Gersbach	1985	2010	24 years	Filipina	beauty pageant contestant	bus (passenger)		Bula, Camarines Sur, Philippines	Gersbach was riding in a bus when it collided with a vehicle.
Marie-Christine Gessinger	1992	2010	17 years	Austrian	fashion model	car (passenger)	Volkswagen Golf	Austria	Struck a tree at 150 km/h in a 100 km/h limit zone.
Ghazi of Iraq	1912	1939	27 years		King of Iraq 1933–1939	car		Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq	Ghazi died in 1939 in a mysterious crash involving a sports car he was driving. Some believe he was killed on the orders of Nuri as-Said.
Ray Gibb	1928	1953	24 years	Australian	Australian rules footballer	motorcycle		Vermont, Victoria, Australia	Crashed into a milk cart.
Martin Gilks	1965	2006	41 years	British	drummer for The Wonder Stuff	motorbike		Tooting, London, England	Lost control of motorbike and crashed.
Brian Gilmore	1933	1959	26 years	Australian	Australian rules footballer	car		Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Maximiliano Giusti	1991	2016	25 years	Argentinian	footballer	car		Buenos Aires, Argentina
Edward Givens	1930	1967	37 years	American	NASA astronaut and fighter pilot	car	Volkswagen	Pearland, Texas	On June 6, 1967, Givens was driving home from a meeting of the Quiet Birdmen fraternal organization, with two other officers, when he missed a sharp, unmarked turn and crashed into a ditch, near the Manned Spacecraft Center.
Alicia Gladden	1985	2013	27 years	American	basketball player	car		Avondale, Florida
Jeff Gladney	1996	2022	25 years	American	football player (cornerback)	car		Dallas
Terry Glenn	1974	2017	43 years	American	football player (wide receiver)	car		Irving, Texas
Go Eun-bi	1992	2014	21 years	South Korean	singer (member of Ladies' Code)	van	Hyundai Grand Starex	Yeongdong Expressway, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Keith Godchaux	1948	1980	32 years	American	pianist for the Grateful Dead	car (passenger)		Marin County, California	Sustained head injuries in a crash.
Johnathan Goddard	1981	2008	27 years	American	Arena League football player	motorcycle		Clay County, Florida
David Gold	1980	2011	31 years	Canadian	doom metal musician (Woods of Ypres)	car		Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Andrew Golden	1986	2019	33 years	American	one of the perpetrators of the Westside Middle School shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in 1998	SUV	2017 Honda CRV	Cave City, Arkansas	Andrew and the driver of the vehicle that he collided with both died. Andrew and the other perpetrator of the massacre, Mitchell Johnson were tried a juveniles and were released from prison when they were 21 years old.
Marina Golub	1957	2012	54 years	Russian	actress	car		Moscow, Russia
Julia Gomelskaya	1964	2016	52 years	Ukrainian	composer	car		Odesa Oblast, Ukraine	Lost control and crashed.
Miguel Alfredo González	1983	2017	34 years	Cuban	baseball player	car		Havana, Cuba
Abderrahim Goumri	1976	2013	36 years	Moroccan	runner	car		Temara, Morocco
Dražen Gović	1981	2022	40 years	Croatian	footballer	car		near Šibenik, Croatia	Both occupants of the vehicle, including Gović died.
Charlie Grant	1874	1932	57 years	American	baseball player	stationary		Cincinnati, Ohio	He was sitting on the steps of a building when a passing car suffered a tire blowout, jumped the curb and struck him.
Kirby Grant	1911	1985	73 years	American	actor	car		west of Titusville, Florida	He swerved to avoid a collision and crashed into a water-filled ditch throwing him out of the vehicle, all while trying to pass two vehicles.
Earle Graser	1909	1941	32 years	Canadian	actor (radio's Lone Ranger)	car		Farmington, Michigan	Presumed to have fallen asleep at the wheel while driving to WXYZ's studios (where The Lone Ranger was produced).
Eddie Griffin	1982	2007	25 years	American	basketball player	SUV		Houston, Texas	He ignored a railroad warning and went through a barrier before striking a moving train.
David Griggs	1967	1995	28 years	American	American football player	car		Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Collision with billboard.
Patrick Grimlund	1972	2023	50 years	Swedish	television presenter	car		outside Mariefred, Sweden	died from injuries after a crash between a car and a truck on country road 990.
Timo Grönlund	1954	2022	68 years	Finnish	sprint canoer			Pälkäne, Finland
Dovid Grossman	1946	2018	71–72 years	American	rabbi	motorcycle		Staten Island, New York
Herta Groves	1920	2016	96 years	Austrian/British	hat maker	pedestrian		London, UK	Groves was struck by a truck while leaving a function.
Nicolas Grunitzky	1913	1969	56 years	Togolese	exiled President of Togo	car		Ivory Coast
Slađa Guduraš	1987	2014	27 years	Bosnian	pop singer and bit actress	car	Volkswagen Golf	Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia	Died in a crash while en route to Belgrade. She was reported missing, but then her body and damaged vehicle were found six days after her death.
Aurel Guga	1898	1936	38 years	Romanian	footballer	car		Timișoara, Romania
Eduard Gutiérrez	1995	2017	21 years	Colombian	footballer	car		Garzón, Colombia
Arthur Guyton	1919	2003	83 years	American	physiologist	car		Jackson, Mississippi

H

Name	Birth	Death	Aged	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Crash location	Details
Paul Hackman	1953	1992	38 years	Canadian	musician (Helix)	van		near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Van belonging to Helix, Hackman's band, veered off-road and fell down embankment.
Glenn Hackney	1924	2022	98 years	American	politician	car			died from injuries sustained in a serious traffic crash.
Roger Hagberg	1939	1970	31 years	American	football player (running back)	car		Lafayette, California
Nelson Haggerty	1973	2021	47 years	American	basketball coach and former college basketball player	car		Wise County, Texas
Roger Hägglund	1961	1992	30 years	Swedish	ice hockey player	car		Sweden
Nagare Hagiwara	1953	2015	62 years	Japanese	actor	motorcycle		Suginami, Tokyo
Jörg Haider	1950	2008	58 years	Austrian	politician, Governor of Carinthia	car	Volkswagen Phaeton	near Köttmannsdorf, Carinthia, Austria	Car veered off-road and fell down embankment.
Mike Hailwood	1940	1981	40 years	British	motorcycle racer	car	Rover SD1	A435 Alcester Road, near Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom	Collision with truck. Hailwood's daughter Michelle was also killed.
George Hainsworth	1893	1950	57 years	Canadian	ice hockey player	car		Gravenhurst, Ontario	Head-on collision with truck.
Veikko Hakulinen	1925	2003	78 years	Finnish	skier	pedestrian		Valkeakoski, Finland	Hit by a car.
David Halberstam	1934	2007	73 years	American	Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist	car	Toyota Camry	California State Route 84 at Menlo Park, California, near the Dumbarton Bridge	Collision with car. Kevin Jones, Halberstam's assistant, was the driver.
Tibor Halgas	1981	2020	38 years	Hungarian	footballer	car		Budapest, Hungary
Freddy Hall	1985	2022	37 years	Bermudian	footballer	car		St. George's, Bermuda
Mike Hall	1981	2017	35 years	British	cyclist and race organizer	car		Canberra, Australia
Charles Hallahan	1943	1997	54 years	American	actor	car		Los Angeles, California
Bianca Halstead	1965	2001	36 years	American	rock musician (Betty Blowtorch)	car (passenger)		New Orleans, Louisiana	She was killed in a car crash when she accepted a ride from a drunk driver.
Dorothy Cann Hamilton	1949	2016	67 years	American	chef and businesswoman	car		Litchfield County, Connecticut
William Hamilton	1939	2016	76 years	American	cartoonist	car		Lexington, Kentucky	Drove his car through a stop sign and was struck by a pickup truck.
Mike Hammond	1990	2023	33 years	British	ice hockey player	car		Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada	Hammond was involved in a single vehicle collision and died from his injuries.
Paul Hampshire	1981	2022	40 years	Scottish	footballer	pedestrian			Died from injuries sustained after a car hit him.
Josh Hancock	1978	2007	29 years	American	baseball player	car	2007 Ford Explorer	St. Louis, Missouri	Collision with truck. Hancock was twice over the drink-drive limit.
Steven Hancock	1957	2016	58 years	British	sprint canoer	bicycle		Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	Collision with car.
Rufus Hannah	1954	2017	63 years	American	advocate (homeless rights)	car		Swainsboro, Georgia
Mary Hansen	1966	2002	36 years	Australian	vocalist with Stereolab	bicycle		London, United Kingdom	Crushed to death by truck.
Baba Hardev Singh	1954	2016	62 years	Indian	spiritual guru	car		Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
Gus Hardin	1945	1996	50 years	American	country music singer	car		Salina, Oklahoma
Nandamuri Harikrishna	1956	2018	61 years	Indian	actor and politician	car	Toyota Fortuner	near Narketpally, India	He turned his face to grab a water bottle and crashed into a road median. He was not seat-belted, and died then and there.
Abdalelah Haroun	1997	2021	24 years	Qatari	track and field sprinter	car		Doha, Qatar
Aaron Harper	1981	2023	42 years	American	basketball player	car		Mississippi	Harper's car left the highway and rolled multiple times.
Joi Harris	1976	2017	40 years	American	motorcycle racer and stunt woman	motorcycle		Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Kylie Rae Harris	1989	2019	30 years	American	country music singer	car		Taos, New Mexico	Speeding and drunk driving contributed to Kylie's fatal car crash.
Chris Hartje	1915	1946	31 years	American	baseball player	bus		Snoqualmie Pass Highway (US 10), Washington	Passenger in a bus carrying the Spokane Indians baseball team, which swerved to avoid a wrong-way driver and plunged 300–500 feet down a mountainside. Hartje and eight of his teammates were killed. He was burned severely and died two days after the crash.
Sajjadul Hasan	1978	2007	28 years	Bangladeshi	cricketer	motorcycle		Bangladesh
Dwayne Haskins	1997	2022	24 years	American	football player	pedestrian		Florida, United States	Haskins was walking on a South Florida highway when he was struck by a dump truck in the early hours of the morning. Haskins was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ahmed Hassanein	1889	1946	56 years	Egyptian	political advisor, writer, and sportsman	car		Egypt	Collision with British military vehicle.
Ernst-Paul Hasselbach	1966	2008	42 years	Dutch	television host and producer	car		Lom, Norway
Michael Hastings	1980	2013	33 years	American	journalist	car	Mercedes C250 Coupé	Los Angeles, California	Car collided with a tree.
Darcy Haugan		2018	42 years	Canadian	hockey coach and general manager (member of Humboldt Broncos)	bus (passenger)		Saskatchewan, Canada	Haugan was riding in a bus when it collided with a semi-trailer truck.
Mike Hawthorn	1929	1959	29 years	British	racing driver	car	Jaguar Mark 1	A3 near Guildford, England, United Kingdom	Collision with tree.
D.J. Hayden	1990	2023	33 years	American	football player	car (passenger)	Acura SUV	Houston, Texas	Hayden was among six killed in a crash that also killed two of his former college teammates. A Chrysler 300 reportedly ran a red light colliding with the vehicle Hayden was in.
Nicky Hayden	1981	2017	35 years	American	motorcycle racer	bicycle	S-Works Venge	Cesena, Italy	Car driver drove at 43 mph on a 30 mph zone. Neither driver nor Hayden braked when the pair collided.
Victor Hayden, also known as "The Mascara Snake"	1948	2018	70 years	American	painter and musician	pedestrian			Hayden died from complications after being struck by a van.
Brian Hebditch	1948	2023	75 years	British	sports shooter	pedestrian		Titchfield, England	Hebditch was hit by a lorry outside a garden centre.
Anne Heche	1969	2022	53 years	American	actress	car	Mini Cooper	Los Angeles	Heche crashed her car into a house. The following week, relatives said she was not expected to survive and organ donation was being considered. Her life support was later switched off.
Kurt Hector	1972	2013	41 years	Dominican	football team manager	car		Pont Cassé, Dominica
Michael Hedges	1953	1997	43 years	American	musician	car	BMW	State Route 128, near Boonville, California	Car veered off-road and fell down embankment.
Jo Henderson	1934	1988	54 years	American	actress	car		Chinle, Arizona
Conrad Hendricks	1979	2006	27 years	South African	footballer	car		near Johannesburg, South Africa
Chris Henry	1983	2009	26 years	American	football player	pick-up truck		near Charlotte, North Carolina	Fell out of pick-up truck window.
Steve Henry	1957	2021	64 years	American	football player	pickup truck		Emporia, Kansas	He was rear-ended by a reckless driver who was fleeing police.
Stefan Henze	1981	2016	35 years	German	slalom canoeist	taxi (passenger)		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Taxi in which he was riding crashed on August 12, 2016, during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Henze died of his injuries three days later.
Bob Herbert	1942	1999	57 years	British	talent manager	car	MG F	Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom	Collision with fence.
Jon Hernandez	1969	1993	24 years	Filipino	actor	van (passenger)		Quezon City, Philippines	Hernandez was a passenger in a van when it collided with another vehicle.
Billy Herrington	1969	2018	48 years	American	car		Palm Springs, California
Ian Hibell	1934	2008	74 years	British	cyclist	bicycle		Athens, Salonika, Greece	I Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Ovidiu Iacov 1981 2001 20 years Romanian footballer car Volkswagen Târgoviște, Romania He was driving while drunk. Jay Ilagan 1955 1992 36 years Filipino actor motorcycle Quezon City, Philippines Ilagan was killed on a motorbike. Vladislav Illich-Svitych 1934 1966 31 years Soviet linguist, establisher of Nostratic hypothesis pedestrian Zagoryanka train station, Schelkovo, Moscow region, Russia Hit by Volga 21 car, possibly KGB assassination. Nadezhda Ilyina 1949 2013 64 years Russian track and field athlete car Moscow, Russia Masada Iosefa 1988 2021 32 years Samoan rugby league player quad bike Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Sana Iqbal 1987 2017 29 years Indian cyclist and anti-suicide activist car Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad, India Mohammad Irfan 1951 2016 64 years Indian politician car Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India Satoshi Iriki 1967 2023 55 years Japanese baseball player car Miyakonojō, Japan Charlie Irwin 1869 1925 56 years American baseball player pedestrian Chicago, Illinois Hit by a bus. Vernon Isley 1942 1955 13 years American singer and original member of The Isley Brothers bicycle Cincinnati, Ohio His bicycle was struck by a car near his home. Ted Itani 1939 2021 81 years Canadian military officer and humanitarian pedestrian Canada He was hospitalized in January 2021 after being struck in the head by a bus while running. He died in the hospital two months later. Festus Iyayi 1947 2013 66 years Nigerian writer car Kano, Nigeria J Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details James Jabara 1923 1966 43 years American U.S. Air Force jet ace car (passenger) Delray Beach, Florida While on leave, he and his daughter were traveling with family when the car crashed, killing James and his daughter. Edwin Jackson 1991 2018 26 years American football player (linebacker) pedestrian Indianapolis, Indiana He exited the car of an Uber driver and was hit from the side of the road by a pickup truck where the driver was fleeing a crime scene. Michael Jackson 1969 2017 48 years American football player (wide receiver) motorcycle Tangipahoa, Louisiana Tarvaris Jackson 1983 2020 36 years American football player car Chevrolet Camaro Pike Road, Alabama He drifted off the road, struck a tree and flipped while driving 70 mph in a 30-mile zone. Rosamond Jacob 1888 1960 71 years Irish writer, activist pedestrian Dublin She was struck by a car while walking in Dublin and died two weeks later in hospital. Jadiel 1985 2014 28 years Puerto Rican reggaeton singer motorcycle Rochester, New York Riding his new motorcycle that his brother got him, Jadiel (whose brith name is Ramón Alberto González Adams) lost control of it, veered into oncoming traffic and collided with a car. He later died in the hospital. Sinethemba Jantjie 1989 2019 30 years South African footballer car Bethlehem, South Africa Helmut Jahn 1940 2021 81 years German-American architect bicycle Campton Hills, Illinois Jahn rode through a stop sign and was struck by two vehicles. Randall Jarrell 1914 1965 51 years American poet pedestrian Chapel Hill, North Carolina Jarrell was hit by a car alongside U.S. Highway 15–501 on October 14, 1965, during dusk. Paul Jarrico 1915 1997 82 years American screenwriter car Los Angeles, California Jhon Jarrín 1961 2021 59 years Ecuadorian track cyclist bicycle Cuenca, Ecuador He was hit by a car and died from his injuries shortly after. Andrew Jenkins 1885 1957 71 years American country and folk composer, preacher car Thomaston, Georgia Claudia Jennings 1949 1979 29 years American model and Playboy Playmate car Volkswagen Beetle Malibu, California Anton Jeyanathan 1948 2016 68 years Tamil Politician motorcycle Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka Arvin "Tado" Jimenez 1974 2014 39 years Filipino comedian bus (passenger) Nissan Diesel RB46S (DMMC Aero Adamant) Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines Jimenez died in a crash while riding a bus in Barangay Talubin, Bontoc, Mountain Province. He was among the 14 people killed in the crash. Ryan Jimmo 1981 2016 34 years Canadian mixed martial artist pedestrian Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Got into an altercation with the occupants of a truck in a parking lot. As he walked away, the truck ran him down. Two men faced serious charges over the incident. Prince Ital Joe 1963 2001 38 years Dominican-American reggae musician car Phoenix, Arizona Died en route to Los Angeles, California. Jan Johansson 1931 1968 37 years Swedish jazz musician car Sollentuna, Sweden Jan was on his way to perform in Jönköping, Sweden when the fatal car crash occurred. Jack Johnson 1878 1946 68 years American boxer car Franklinton, North Carolina James Weldon Johnson 1871 1938 67 years American lawyer and civil rights advocate car Wiscasset, Maine Crash happened on level crossing. Jing Johnson 1894 1950 56 years American baseball player car Pottstown, Pennsylvania Kenneth Jones 1952 1969 16 years American songwriter car Jones was killed in an automobile crash. Ray Jones 1988 2007 18 years English footballer car (passenger) Volkswagen Golf East Ham, London Vehicle collided with bus. Juanito 1954 1992 37 years Spanish footballer car Calzada de Oropesa, Toledo, Spain He died in a road crash while returning to Mérida, Spain. Nathaël Julan 1996 2020 23 years French footballer car Audi Q5 Pordic, France Ismail Juma 1991 2017 26 years Tanzanian long-distance runner motorcycle Jung Yong-hoon 1979 2003 24 years South Korean footballer car Seoul, South Korea Junkyard Dog 1952 1998 45 years American professional wrestler car Interstate 20, near Forest, Mississippi Khyree Jackson 1999 2024 24 years American professional football player car (passenger) Dodge Charger Upper Marlboro, Maryland Jackson, alongside two others, were killed in the crash. K Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Toshitami Kaihara 1933 2014 81 years Japanese former Governor of Hyōgo car Port Island, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan His car collision from another car on the left side, and former governor dead by traumatic aortic injury with left side of the body swipe. Domagoj Kapec 1989 2008 18 years Croatian ice hockey player car Zagreb, Croatia Aleksandr Karakin 1991 2023 32 years Russian footballer car Moscow, Russia Pavel Karelin 1990 2011 21 years Russian ski jumper car Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Jonathan Kaufer 1955 2013 58 years American director and writer car Las Vegas, Nevada Sagardeep Kaur 1981 2016 35 years Indian athlete car Haryana, India Darwood Kaye 1929 2002 72 years American Our Gang actor pedestrian Riverside, California He was severely injured in a hit-and-run on May 15, 2002, and died from injuries that same evening. Gerry Kearby 1947 2012 65 years American businessman car Pescadero, California Grace Kelly 1929 1982 52 years American Actress, Princess of Monaco car 1971 Rover P6 3500 Route de la Turbie, between Mont Agel and Monaco Grace suffered a stroke while driving, lost control of car which veered off-road, overturned and plunged down a 120 ft. mountainside road. She survived the crash, but died from her injuries the following night in a Monaco Hospital. Her passenger, daughter Princess Stéphanie, survived the crash. Tim Kelly 1963 1998 35 years American guitarist for rock band Slaughter car Bagdad, Arizona He was hit by an 18-wheeler on Highway 96, whose driver was found to have been driving under the influence, and sentenced to prison in result. Mose Kelsch 1897 1935 38 years American football player car Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Kemistry 1963 1999 35 years English DJ car (passenger) Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Olusanya died when her car was travelling behind a van on the M3 motorway. She was hit by the steel body of a cat's eye, which had been dislodged by the van and flew through the windscreen of the car in which she was a passenger. The cat's eye hit Olusanya in the face and she was killed instantly. Hal Kemp 1904 1940 36 years American bandleader car Madera, California On December 19, while Kemp was driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco, he got into a head-on collision with a truck, resulting in several broken ribs and a punctured lung. He developed pneumonia while in the hospital recovering, and died two days later. Nic Kerdiles 1994 2023 29 years American hockey player motorcycle Nashville, Tennessee Neil Kerley 1934 2022 88 years Australian footballer car Walker Flat, Australia John Kezdy 2023 64 years American punk singer bicycle Glencoe, Illinois Kezdy collided with a parked Amazon delivery van that was illegally stopped in the bike lane. Valeri Kharlamov 1948 1981 33 years Russian ice hockey player car Solnechnogorsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) Valeri and his wife Irina died in a crash on the busy highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Papi Khomane 1975 2023 48 years South African footballer car Khomane and his mother were killed in a collision en route to a funeral taking place in Kwalazulu-Natal, South Africa. Anatoly Khrapaty 1962 2008 45 years Russian weightlifter motorcycle Arshaly, Kazakhstan Gour Khyapa 1947 2013 65 years Indian singer car West Bengal, India Desiet Kidane 2000 2021 21 years Eritrean racing cyclist bicycle Asmara, Eritrea Hit by a car while training. Johnny Kidd 1935 1966 30 years British rock and roll singer for Johnny Kidd & The Pirates car Bury, England, United Kingdom Terrence Kiel 1980 2008 27 years American football player car Chevy Sedan San Diego, California Kiel was driving alone in San Diego's upscale Scripps Ranch neighborhood when he hit a wall and was thrown from his car. Police said he was barely breathing when paramedics got to him and he died about an hour later. Witold Kiełtyka 1984 2007 23 years Polish death metal drummer bus (passenger) Novozybkov, Russia Ken Kifer 1945 2003 57 years American writer, bicyclist and webmaster bicycle 6 miles (9.7 km) from his home near Scottsboro, Alabama Kifer was struck and killed by a serial drunk driver. He was taken to the hospital where he died the next morning. Killer Kau 1998 2021 23 years South African rapper car South Africa Kim Hyun-jun 1960 1999 39 years South Korean basketball player car Seongnam, South Korea Kim Joo-hyuk 1972 2017 45 years South Korean actor car Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Joo-hyuk was riding in a car when it around 16:30 KST when it collided with another vehicle. Kim Min-woo 1986 2007 21 years South Korean ice dancer car Seoul, South Korea Sam Kinison 1953 1992 38 years American comedian and actor car 1989 Pontiac Trans Am west of Needles, California He was traveling on U.S. Route 95, four miles (6 km) north of Interstate 40 to perform at a sold-out show in Laughlin, Nevada, when a 17-year-old pickup driver, Troy Pierson, who was drunk, crossed the center line of the roadway, went into Kinison's lane, and struck him head-on. Kinison died at the scene. Michael King 1945 2004 58 years New Zealander historian car near Maramarua, New Zealand Crash occurred on New Zealand State Highway 2 when he hit a tree. Stephen Kipkorir 1970 2008 37 years Kenyan Olympic athlete military vehicle Kipkorir was a professional soldier and died in a military vehicle while on manoeuvres Kelvin Kiptum 1999 2024 24 years Kenyan marathon runner (World Record holder) car Kaptagat, Kenya His coach Gervais Hakizimana also died in the crash. Andy Kirby 1961 2002 40 years American NASCAR stockcar driver motorcycle White House, Tennessee He was killed in a motorcycle crash in his hometown. Eddie Kirkland 1923 2011 87 years American electric blues musician car 1998 Ford Taurus Crystal River, Florida A bus hit him while he was attempting to make a U-turn. Bob Klinger 1908 1977 69 years American baseball pitcher car Villa Ridge, Missouri Greg Knapp 1963 2021 58 years American football coach bicycle San Ramon, California He was hit by a car while bicycling and died five days later in a hospital in Walnut Creek, California. Rolf Knierim 1928 2018 90 years German biblical scholar car Arizona Hugo Koblet 1925 1964 39 years Swiss champion cyclist car Egg, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Koblet died days after a car crash, with speculation that his death may have been suicide. Rudi Koertzen 1949 2022 73 years South African cricket umpire car Riversdale, Western Cape, South Africa Nkosiphendule Kolisile 1973 2013 40 years South African politician car Lou Kolls 1896 1941 48 years American baseball umpire car Hooppole, Illinois Amalie Konsa 1873 1949 76 years Estonian stage and film actress bus (passenger) Tartu, Estonia Mary Jo Kopechne 1940 1969 28 years American passenger of U.S. Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy car (passenger) 1967 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts Kennedy drove the car off a narrow, unlit bridge, which lacked guardrails. The Oldsmobile landed in Poucha Pond and overturned in the water; Kennedy extricated himself from the vehicle and survived, but Kopechne did not. Artem Kopot 1972 1992 19 years Russian ice hockey player car Chelyabinsk, Russia He was driving alone at the time of the fatal car crash. Adam Koppy 1973 2013 40 years American mechanical engineer car Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan Radivoj Korać 1938 1969 30 years Serbian (Yugoslav) basketball player car Sarajevo, SR Bosnia And Herzegovina Cornelis H. A. Koster 1943 2013 69 years Dutch computer scientist motorcycle Nikola Kotkov 1938 1971 32 years Bulgarian footballer (striker) car Sofia, Bulgaria Kotkov died together with his friend and teammate Georgi Asparuhov in a traffic crash in the Vitinya Pass of the Balkan Mountains, en route to Vratsa. Ernie Kovacs 1919 1962 42 years American comedian, actor, and writer car Chevrolet Corvair station wagon Los Angeles, California The crash occurred in the early morning hours. Kovacs, who had worked for much of the evening, met his wife Edie Adams at a baby shower for Milton Berle and his wife, who had recently adopted a newborn baby boy. The couple left the party in separate cars. After a light rainstorm, Kovacs lost control of his car while turning fast and crashed into a power pole at the corner of Beverly Glen and Santa Monica Boulevards. He was thrown halfway out the passenger side, dying almost instantly from chest and head injuries. Sammi Kane Kraft 1992 2012 20 years American actress car Los Angeles, California Was riding passenger in the car when it rear-ended a semi trailer and was then struck by another vehicle. Dennis Kramer 1992 2023 31 years German-American basketball player car Barterode, Germany Philip Taylor Kramer 1952 1995 42 years American bass guitarist for rock band Iron Butterfly minivan 1993 green Ford Aerostar near Malibu, California On February 12, 1995, Kramer drove to Los Angeles International Airport to pick up an investor and his wife. He spent forty-five minutes at the airport but failed to meet them. Kramer did make a flurry of cell phone calls, including one to the police during which he said, "I am Philip Taylor Kramer, and I'm going to kill myself." He was never heard from again. This led to a massive search, many news reports, and talk show segments. An article in Skeptic reported numerous conspiracy theories about his death. On May 29, 1999, Kramer's minivan and skeletal remains were found by photographers looking for old car wrecks to shoot at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. Based on forensic evidence and Kramer's emergency call to the police, authorities ruled his death as a probable suicide committed on the day on which he was last heard. Harry Krause 1888 1940 52 years American baseball player car San Francisco, California Marek Krejčí 1980 2007 26 years Slovak footballer car Audi S3 near Maitenbeth, Bavaria, Germany He lost control of his vehicle while driving to Burghausen, Altötting, Germany on the B12 road. Car swung off the road and into a tree, trapping him. The fire brigade couldn't save him in time. Trent Kresse 1966 1986 22 years Canadian ice hockey player bus Saskatchewan Highway 1, Canada The crash killed three other teammates. Robert Kroetsch 1927 2011 83 years Canadian novelist and poet car Alberta, Canada Richard Kröll 1968 1996 28 years Austrian alpine skier car Zillertal road (B 169), Austria He hit a German bus on a wet road head and died at the scene. Jamilia Ksiksi 1968 2022 54 years Tunisian politician near Sfax, Tunisia Killed in a road crash on an express road near the city of Sfax. Juscelino Kubitschek 1902 1976 73 years Brazilian former president car near Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Evgeny Kucherevsky 1941 2006 65 years Ukrainian football coach car Mercedes-Benz Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Kucherevskyi's car suffered a head-on collision with a KAMAZ truck. Besik Kudukhov 1986 2013 27 years Russian wrestler car Krasnodar Krai, Russia Collided with a truck. Janusz Kulig 1969 2004 35 years Polish rally driver car Fiat Stilo Rzezawa, Poland Kulig died after his car collided with a train on a level crossing. The crossing barriers were not lowered. Kalia Kulothungan 1977 2018 40 years Indian footballer bike Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India Igor Kurnosov 1985 2013 28 years Russian chess grandmaster car Chelyabinsk, Russia Atsushi Kuroi 1969 2010 40 years Japanese professional drifting driver motorcycle Osaka, Japan Kuroi was hit by another vehicle while travelling home from work on his motorcycle and later died in the hospital after bleeding to death from injuries to his thigh. Andriy Kuzmenko 1968 2015 46 years Ukrainian singer for rock band Skryabin car Toyota Sequoia Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine Vladimir Kuzmichyov 1979 2016 37 years Russian footballer car Moscow, Russia Crash occurred on the highway. Kwon Ri-se 1991 2014 23 years Korean / Japanese singer (member of Ladies' Code) van Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Doug Kyle 1932 2023 91 years Canadian olympic runner car Chevrolet Spark Calgary, Alberta, Canada Kyle was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash that caused injuries that he succumbed to in hospital. L Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Nicolae Labiş 1935 1956 21 years Romanian poet pedestrian University Square, Bucharest, Romania He lost his balance, caught the grille between the tram wagons, his head hit the pavement, and he was dragged a short distance. Leah LaBelle 1986 2018 31 years Canadian-American R&B singer car (passenger) Range Rover Studio City, California While speeding, basketball player Rasual Butler lost control of the vehicle and hit a curb. The vehicle flipped, killing him and his wife Leah LaBelle. Scott LaFaro 1936 1961 25 years American jazz musician car Flint, New York LaFaro died in a car crash in the summer of 1961 in Flint, New York on U.S. Route 20 between Geneva and Canandaigua. Siarhei Lahun 1988 2011 22 years Belarusian weightlifter car Novopolotsk, Belarus Dolores Lambaša 1981 2013 32 years Croatian actress car Slavonski Brod, Croatia Car hit the back of another car in the morning fog on the A3 motorway at 130 km/h (80 mph). Lambaša was sleeping in the reclined front seat and was ejected from the vehicle by the force of the crash despite wearing a seatbelt and died in hospital. The driver, actor Stojan Matavulj was slightly over the BAC legal limit. The crash happened near crash sites of Toše Proeski and of actor Emir Hadžihafizbegović, who ran over two people mending a broken down car, all within the span of several years. Davey Lambert 1969 2017 48 years English motorcycle racer motorcycle Aintree, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Marion Lambert 1943 2016 73 years art collector pedestrian London, United Kingdom Struck by bus on Oxford Street Martin Lamble 1949 1969 19 years British drummer for British folk rock band, Fairport Convention van Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Crashed on the M1 motorway on the way home from a gig at Mothers, a club in Birmingham. Mark Langford 1964 2007 42 years British controversial company director of The Accident Group car Opel Corsa Marbella, Spain Langford died when his car left the road. Álvaro Lara 1984 2011 26 years Chilean footballer car San Javier, Chile Braulio Lara 1988 2019 30 years Dominican baseball player (pitcher) car Baní, Dominican Republic Bob Laraba 1933 1962 28 years American football player (linebacker) car San Diego, California Joseba Larrinaga 1968 2013 45 years Spanish paralympic athlete bicycle Aramaio, Álava, Spain He was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. Nick Lashaway 1988 2016 28 years American actor car Framingham, Massachusetts Billy Laughlin 1932 1948 16 years American child actor; part of "Our Gang" scooter La Puente, California A speeding truck struck him while he was delivering newspapers. T. E. Lawrence 1888 1935 46 years British army officer motorcycle Brough Superior SS100 Dorset, England, United Kingdom Lawrence was fatally injured when a dip in the road obstructed his view of two boys on their bicycles: swerving to avoid them, he lost control, and was thrown over the handlebar. He died six days later of his injuries. Lee Eon 1981 2008 27 years South Korean actor motorcycle Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea Died of a broken neck when his motorcycle collided with the guardrail of an overpass. Steve Lee 1963 2010 47 years Swiss singer for hard rock band Gotthard motorcycle outside of Mesquite, Nevada Sauli Lehtonen 1975 1995 20 years Finnish tango singer car near Sipoo, Finland Car (driven by his father, who survived) struck a moose on a highway. Lehtonen later died of his injuries. Inaki Lejarreta 1983 2012 29 years Spanish mountain biker car Iurreta, Spain Iry LeJeune 1928 1955 26 years American Cajun accordionist pedestrian Eunice, Louisiana Hit by a car while changing a tire. Deon Lendore 1992 2022 29 years Trinidadian olympic sprinter car near College Station, Texas, United States Julia Lennon 1914 1958 44 years British mother of John Lennon pedestrian Menlove Avenue, Woolton, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom While crossing Menlove Avenue to the central reservation between two traffic lanes, she was struck and killed by a Standard Vanguard car. Kris Leonard 1996 2016 19 years British vocalist of the rock band Viola Beach car (passenger) Nissan Qashqai Södertälje, Sweden All four members of the band died in this crash, along with their manager. See under Craig Tarry. Chete Lera 1949 2022 72 years Spanish actor car Rincón de la Victoria, Spain Lera drove off the road and fell down a 50 m steep slope, landing on a plantation. Walt Lerian 1903 1929 26 years American baseball player pedestrian Baltimore, Maryland A truck jumped a curb and pinned him against a building. Charles Lewis Jr. 1963 2009 45 years American businessman, promoter and entertainer car Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale Newport Beach, California Lewis died in a high-speed car crash when he collided with a 1977 Porsche before hitting a light pole. It is presumed that the two vehicles were traveling alongside one another at high speed, and were most likely engaged in a "street race". Meade Lux Lewis 1905 1964 58 years American composer car Chrysler Imperial Minneapolis, Minnesota He was rear-ended by a speeder, was pushed 300 feet (90 m), and crashed into a tree. Jim Liberman 1945 1977 31 years American NHRA drag racing driver car 1972 Corvette West Goshen Township near West Chester, Pennsylvania Liberman died in a head-on collision with a bus. Pelle Lindbergh 1959 1985 26 years Swedish ice hockey goaltender car Porsche 930 Turbo Somerdale, New Jersey Lindbergh lost control of his car and struck a wall in front of an elementary school, critically injuring himself and severely injuring his two passengers. Although declared brain dead a few hours later, he was kept on life support until his father arrived from Sweden late the next day and his parents gave their permission to terminate treatment. Magnus Lindgren 1982 2012 30 years Swedish chef taxi Hong Kong Lasse Lindroth 1972 1999 26 years Swedish comedian car Uddevalla, Sweden Audrey Lindvall 1982 2006 23 years American model bicycle Lee's Summit, Missouri She was riding a bike near her childhood home when she hit a curb, was thrown from her bike, and fell under the rear wheels of a tanker truck carrying fuel. She died instantly when the truck rolled over her. Jaclyn Linetsky 1986 2003 17 years Canadian actress car Dodge Grand Caravan Saint-Césaire, Quebec, Canada Linetsky and her 15/Love costar Vadim Schneider were killed in a collision on their way to the set. Claudio Lippi 1970 2013 42 years Italian sports journalist car Buccinasco, Italy Desmond Llewelyn 1914 1999 85 years British actor, played Q in the James Bond movies car Renault Mégane Firle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom Llewelyn's car collided head-on with a Fiat Bravo on the A27. Lisa Lopes 1971 2002 30 years American singer with the R&B trio TLC SUV Mitsubishi Montero Sport La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras Lopes swerved slightly to the right then again to the left as she tried to avoid a collision with another vehicle that was in her lane. Her vehicle rolled several times after hitting two trees, throwing Lopes and three others out of the windows. She died of neck injuries and severe head trauma. Aurelio López 1948 1992 44 years Mexican baseball player car Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Car overturned and he was thrown from the vehicle. Ira Louvin 1924 1965 41 years American country music singer; one half of the Louvin Brothers. car Williamsburg, Missouri Louvin was fatally injured when a drunk driver struck his car. Slim Love 1890 1942 52 years American baseball pitcher car Memphis, Tennessee Vince Lovegrove 1947 2012 65 years Australian music manager (The Valentines) car Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia Linda Lovelace 1949 2002 53 years American actress car Denver, Colorado She was involved in a serious automobile crash, suffering massive trauma and internal injuries. On April 22, 2002, she was taken off life support. Tomas Lowe 1989 2016 27 years British bassist of the rock band Viola Beach car (passenger) Nissan Qashqai Södertälje, Sweden All four members of the band died in this crash, along with their manager. See under Craig Tarry. Jason Lowndes 1994 2017 23 years Australian cyclist bicycle car Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Bo Lozoff 1947 2012 65 years American writer & interfaith humanitarian motorcycle Puna, Hawaii Michael Lucero 1963 1998 34 years American music video director car Elko County, Nevada Mitch Lucker 1984 2012 28 years American frontman of metal band Suicide Silence motorcycle 2013 Harley Davidson Huntington Beach, California Lucker's death from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash was announced on November 1, 2012. One report stated that the crash occurred shortly after 9:00 pm on October 31. Danny Lynch 1926 1978 52 years American baseball player car Plano, Texas Collision with a cement truck. M Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Alceste Madeira 1944 2021 77 years Brazilian politician car (passenger) Vila Petrolina, Caracaraí, Brazil Shawn Mackay 1982 2009 26 years Australian rugby union player pedestrian Durban, South Africa Died of complications a week after being hit by an armed response vehicle while crossing the street Peter MacGregor-Scott 1947 2017 69 years British film director taxi New York City David Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron 1924 2006 82 years British Peerage motorcycle Died from sustained injuries from a collision with dustcart seven weeks later. Joe Mafela 1942 2017 75 years South African actor car Johannesburg, South Africa Patrick Mafisango 1980 2012 32 years Rwandan footballer car Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Magic 1975 2013 37 years American rapper car Hattiesburg, Mississippi Keith Magnuson 1947 2003 56 years Canadian hockey player car Chrysler Intrepid Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Killed in a crash with fellow NHL alumnus Rob Ramage behind the wheel. Ramage survived but was later found guilty of vehicular manslaughter. Doug Magor 1947 1969 21 years Australian Australian rules footballer car Melbourne, Australia Jesse Mahelona 1983 2009 26 years American football player car Hawaii Driving while intoxicated contributed to the fatal crash. Aristide Maillol 1861 1944 82 years French artist and sculptor car Banyuls-sur-Mer, France Sigisfredo Mair 1939 1977 38 years Italian luger car Toblach, Italy Emmanuel Makori Nyambane 2017 Kenyan comedian car Head on collision. Junior Malanda 1994 2015 20 years Belgian footballer car (passenger) Volkswagen Touareg near Porta Westfalica, Germany Malanda, sitting in the back seat, had just unbuckled his seat belt to pick up a smartphone cable. The off-road vehicle in which he and two friends were sitting was travelling at 120 km/h in strong rain and heavy gusts of wind. Stephen Malcolm 1970 2001 30 years Jamaican footballer car Duncans, Jamaica Gene Malin 1908 1933 25 years American actor car Venice, Los Angeles, California Malin confused the gears while driving and launched his car into reverse and went off a pier into the water. He was pinned and was instantly killed. Anna Malle 1967 2006 38 years American adult movie actress car (passenger) near Las Vegas, Nevada She was a passenger in a car in which the driver made a U-turn and turned into the path of pickup truck. Sakhavat Mammadov 1953 1991 38 years Azerbaijani Mugham singer car Baku, Azerbaijan Dragan Mance 1962 1985 22 years Yugoslav footballer car Belgrade, Serbia Barry Mannakee 1947 1987 39 years British bodyguard and alleged lover of Diana, Princess of Wales motorcycle (passenger) Suzuki Woodford, east London César Manrique 1919 1992 73 years Spanish architect car Tahiche, Lanzarote, Canary Islands Jayne Mansfield 1933 1967 34 years American actress car (passenger) 1966 Buick Electra U.S. Highway 90 En route to New Orleans, the car crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer that had slowed down and was under-rode because of the truck spraying mosquito fogger. Mansfield, her boyfriend Sam Brody, and her driver died instantly. Johnny Mantz 1918 1972 54 years American race car driver car Ojai, California José Manuel de la Sota 1949 2018 68 years Argentine politician car Altos Fierro, Córdoba, Argentina Lesley Manyathela 1981 2003 21 years South African footballer car Musina, South Africa Darren Manzella 1977 2013 36 years American N Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Iuliu Năftănăilă 1942 1967 25 years Romanian footballer car Făgăraș, Romania Crashed into a tree. Shobha Nagi Reddy 1968 2014 45 years Indian politician car Hyderabad, India Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu 1957 2012 55 years Indian politician car Ranasthalam, India Eric Namesnik 1970 2006 35 years American swimmer, Olympic medalist car Pittsfield Township, Michigan He died in Ypsilanti, Michigan, from his injuries a week after a car crash. Dorothy Napangardi 2013 Australian indigenous artist car Norberto Napolitano 1950 2005 54 years Argentinian blues and metal/rock musician motorcycle Harley-Davidson route 5, km 71, Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Nicolás Naranjo 1990 2021 31 years Argentinian racing cyclist bicycle Mendoza, Argentina Hiromu Naruse 1944 2010 67 years Japanese chief test driver and chief test engineer of Toyota car Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Boos, Mayen-Koblenz, Germany Veered onto the path of a prototype BMW 3 Series, also on a testing exercise, frontally. All three occupants involved wore helmets. John Nash 1928 2015 86 years American mathematician taxi Ford Crown Victoria Monroe Township, New Jersey Jared Nathan 1985 2006 21 years American former child actor for Zoom car (passenger) Hollis, New Hampshire Jared’s best friend Gabriel King was driving recklessly when he hit a roadside tree. Jared was pronounced dead at the hospital. Atashasta Justus Nditiye 1969 2021 51 years Tanzanian politician car Dodoma, Tanzania Adam Ndlovu 1970 2012 42 years Zimbabwean footballer car Victoria Falls Airport, Zimbabwe Merv Neagle 1958 2012 54 years Australian footballer truck Tharbogang, New South Wales, Australia Neagle's B-double truck flipped over and crushed the cabin. Louis Neefs 1937 1980 42 years Belgian singer and presenter car Lier, Antwerp Province, Belgium Neefs and his wife Liliane were killed on Christmas Day when another car hit theirs. Their 15-year old son survived. Abdou Nef 1995 2013 18 years Algerian footballer car Boumerdès, Boumerdès Province, Algeria Franz Leopold Neumann 1900 1954 54 years German-Jewish political activist car Visp, Switzerland Fred Newman 1942 1987 45 years American baseball pitcher car Holliston, Massachusetts Dick Newsome 1909 1965 56 years American baseball pitcher car Ahoskie, North Carolina Anele Ngcongca 1987 2020 33 years South African footballer car KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Yves Niare 1977 2012 35 years French shot putter car Pirmil, France John Nicholson 1936 1966 29 years English footballer car Doncaster, England, United Kingdom Rudolf Nierlich 1966 1991 25 years Austrian Alpine skier car Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Vienna, Austria Richard Nixon 1965 1992 26 years Australian Australian rules footballer van (passenger) Millicent, South Australia, Australia He was one of seven occupants in the van that collided with a truck. Elli Norkett 1996 2017 20 years Welsh rugby union player car Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom Ralph Norwood 1966 1989 23 years American American football player car Suwanee, Georgia Veered off down an embankment into a tree 8 miles (13 km) from his team's training complex. Emiddio Novi 1946 2018 72 years Italian journalist and politician car Sant'Agata di Puglia, Italy Nujabes 1974 2010 36 years Japanese record producer, DJ car Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Mthokozisi Nxumalo 1989 2021 32 years South African politician car Nongoma, South Africa Siddu B. Nyamagouda 2018 70 years Indian politician car O Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Richard O'Brien 1956 2017 60 years American newscaster car Frank O'Hara 1926 1966 40 years American writer pedestrian Fire Island, New York O'Hara was struck by a jeep when the taxi he was riding in broke down on the side of the road and he went out to help investigate the problem. He died of a ruptured liver the next day. Gene O'Quin 1932 1978 46 years American country and honky tonk singer car Riverside, California The car he was in was hit by a bus. John O'Quinn 1941 2009 68 years American lawyer car Chevrolet Suburban Houston, Texas O'Quinn was driving twice the 40 mph speed limit in the rain at 8 am where his Suburban slammed into a tree. Beverley O'Sullivan 1981 2009 28 years Irish singer car (passenger) Bharatpur, India She died in a car accident while on holiday in India with her boyfriend, who was the driver of the car and was hospitalized with injuries. Paul O'Sullivan 1964 2012 48 years Canadian comedian car Peterborough, Ontario, Canada O'Sullivan's car left the road and struck a parked flatbed truck. Berry Oakley 1948 1972 24 years American bass guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band motorcycle Macon, Georgia Oakley was driving around a sharp right bend of the road when he crossed the line and collided with a city bus making the bend from the opposite direction. He was thrown from his bike and struck his head. He said he was okay, declined medical treatment, and caught a ride home. Three hours later, he was rushed to the hospital where he died of cerebral swelling caused by a fractured skull. Barack Obama Sr. 1936 1982 46 years Kenyan economist; father of Barack Obama car Nairobi, Kenya After surviving two car crashes, a third one took his life. Solomon Oboh 1989 2013 23 years Nigerian footballer car Ughelli, Nigeria Sigifredo Ochoa 1942 2023 80 years Salvadoran military officer and politician car (passenger) San Juan Opico, El Salvador Ochoa was a passenger in a vehicle on the highway heading to Quezaltepeque when the driver, 64- year old Emma Micaela Friedman de Martínez lost control and crashed into the back of a parked truck. Sigifredo was trapped under the truck and was freed using hydraulic equipment, but died from injuries hours later in hospital. James Ocholi 1960 2016 55 years Nigerian politician car Kaduna, Abuja Frank Odoi 1948 2012 63 or 64 years Ghanaian cartoonist bus Nairobi, Kenya Patricia Ofori 1981 2011 29 years Ghanaian footballer car Ford Mustang Huntsville, Alabama, United States Daihachi Oguchi 1924 2008 84 years Japanese drummer (Osuwa Daiko) pedestrian Japan Oh Se-jong 1982 2016 33 years South Korean short track speed skater motorcycle Seoul, South Korea Masao Ohba 1949 1973 23 years Japanese boxer car Chevrolet Corvette Tokyo, Japan Ohba died on an expressway in Tokyo, when his car hit a truck coming down the opposite lane. Metin Oktay 1936 1991 55 years Turkish footballer car Istanbul, Turkey Daisuke Oku 1976 2014 38 years Japanese footballer car Miyakojima, Miyako-jima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Criss Oliva 1963 1993 30 years American lead guitarist and co-founder of heavy metal band Savatage car Mazda RX-7 near Zephyrhills, Florida His wife Dawn was a passenger when he was struck by a drunk driver. Dawn survived, but Criss died immediately. José Oliva 1971 1997 26 years Dominican baseball player car San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Car overturned. Max Orr 1931 1955 24 years Australian Australian rules footballer van Melton, Victoria, Australia He collided with a semi trailer and died instantly. His father, who was a passenger, was injured. Eli Ostreicher 1983 2023 39 years British-born American serial entrepreneur motorcycle Thailand Mel Ott 1909 1958 49 years American baseball player and Hall of Famer car New Orleans, Louisiana He died one week after a head-on collision in which the other driver died instantly. Willem van Otterloo 1907 1978 70 years Dutch conductor, cellist and composer car St Kilda East, Victoria, Australia He died from injuries suffered in an automobile crash. Ricardo Otxoa 1974 2001 26 years Spanish racing cyclist bicycle Cártama, Spain Ricardo and his twin brother Javier were hit by a car during a training ride. Ricardo died while Javier survived despite being in a coma afterwards. Lassaâd Ouertani 1980 2013 32 years Tunisian footballer car Tunis, Tunisia David Overstreet 1958 1984 25 years American football player car 1980 Mercedes Winona, Texas Şehmus Özer 1980 2016 36 years Turkish footballer SUV Range Rover Sivrice, Elazığ, Turkey P Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Ignacio Padilla 1968 2016 47 years Mexican writer car Querétaro, Mexico Padilla was driving at the central state of Querétaro when his car collided with another vehicle. Luis Fernando Páez 1989 2019 29 years Paraguayan footballer car Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay Carlos Paião 1957 1988 30 years Portuguese singer-songwriter car Datsun Urvan Rio Maior, Santarém District, Portugal Alan J. Pakula 1928 1998 70 years American film producer car 1995 Volvo Melville, New York Johnny Palermo 1982 2009 27 years American television actor car North Hollywood, California He and his girlfriend were both killed in the crash. Mauro Pane 1963 2014 50 years Italian racing driver car (passenger) between Tromello and Gambolò, Lomellina, Italy Pantelis Pantelidis 1983 2016 32 years Greek singer-songwriter car Elliniko, Greece Sibusiso Papa 1987 2014 26 years South African footballer car Fran Papasedero 1969 2003 34 Years American arena football player and coach car Lexus sedan Orlando, Florida Car lost control and rolled four times; ejected due to not wearing seat belt. Park Chul-soo 1948 2013 64 years South Korean film director car Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Seoul, South Korea Mike Parkes 1931 1977 45 years English auto racer car Turin, Italy Jordan Parsons 1990 2016 25 years American mixed martial artist pedestrian Delray Beach, Florida Parsons was crossing an intersection on foot when he was struck by a vehicle. Virgil Partch 1916 1984 67 years American cartoonist car Valencia, Santa Clarita, California Frank Pastore 1957 2012 55 years American baseball player motorcycle Upland, California David Patten 1974 2021 47 years American football player motorcycle Columbia, South Carolina Collided with a sedan, which later collided with another vehicle. Jarrod Patterson 1973 2020 46 years American Baseball player car Clanton, Alabama Two-vehicle crash. The driver of the other car was also killed. Roger Patterson 1968 1991 22 years American bassist for rock band Atheist car Simon Patterson 1982 2006 24 years English footballer car BMW 328i Shepherd's Bush, London, England George S. Patton 1885 1945 60 years American General car 1939 Cadillac Series 75 near Mannheim, Germany Hit limousine detachment. Died from complications 12 days later. Alexandra Paul 1991 2023 31 years Canadian figure skater car Country Road 124 in Melancthon, Ontario, Canada Stopped in a line of traffic in a construction zone when a tractor trailer crashed into the line of cars. Although others were injured, Paul is the only reported fatality. Butch Paul 1943 1966 22 years Canadian ice hockey player car Memphis, Tennessee Henri Paul 1956 1997 41 years French chauffeur car Mercedes-Benz S280 Pont de l'Alma tunnel, Paris See also Death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Oswaldo Payá 1952 2012 60 years Cuban dissident and political activist car Bayamo, Cuba Died under controversial circumstances. The Cuban government stated that the driver had lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree, while Payá's children and one of the car's passengers asserted that the car had been deliberately run off of the road. Charles E. M. Pearce 1940 2012 72 years New Zealander mathematician car Manakaiua River, West Coast, New Zealand Sebastijan Pečjak 1976 2012 35 years Slovenian darts player motorcycle Ljubljana, Slovenia Yadier Pedroso 1986 2013 26 years Cuban baseball pitcher car Cuba José Pedrozo 1982 2021 38 years Paraguayan footballer car Misiones, Paraguay George Pelawa 1968 1986 18 years American ice hockey player car (passenger) Bemidji, Minnesota The fatal crash occurred three months after he was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. David Penhaligon 1944 1986 42 years British politician car Rover SD1 Truck Fork, Probus, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Eddie Peregrina 1944 1977 32 years Filipino singer car Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines Peregrina rides in a central EDSA when it collided with a truck. Fábio Pereira de Azevedo 1977 2018 41 years Brazilian footballer car Maravilha, Brazil Maicon Pereira de Oliveira 1988 2014 25 years Brazilian footballer car Donetsk, Ukraine AJ Perez 1993 2011 18 years Filipino actor van (passenger) Moncada, Tarlac, Philippines Perez was riding in an ABS-CBN service van when it collided with another vehicle. Halina Perez 1981 2004 22 years Filipina actress van (passenger) Del Gallego, Camarines Norte, Philippines Perez was riding in a van as a passenger when it collided with another vehicle. Her neck was broken and although she was still breathing when rescuers arrived, she was dead on reaching hospital. Åke Persson 1932 1975 42 years Swedish jazz trombonist car Stockholm, Sweden On February 5, 1975, he drove his car into the Djurgården canal in Stockholm and drowned. It is unknown if it was accidental or deliberate. Maurício Alves Peruchi 1990 2014 24 years Brazilian footballer (striker) car Gauchy, Hauts-de-France, France Saleem Pervez 1947 2013 65 years Pakistani cricketer car Lahore, Pakistan Pessalli 1990 2017 26 years Brazilian footballer car Curitiba, Brazil Odirlei Pessoni 1982 2021 38 years Brazilian bobsledder motorcycle Ibiraci, Brazil Dražen Petrović 1964 1993 28 years Croatian basketball player car Volkswagen Golf Bundesautobahn 9 near Denkendorf, Bavaria, Germany On a cloudy and rainy afternoon, the driver of a northbound semi-trailer truck swerved to avoid a collision with a car in his lane. The truck broke through the median, blocking all three southbound lanes. Seconds later, the car in which Petrović was a passenger hit the truck. The sleeping Petrović, who was not seat-belted, died on impact. His girlfriend, who was driving, and another passenger in the car suffered grave injuries, but survived. Peter Pettalia 1955 2016 61 years American politician motorcycle Montmorency County, Michigan Ouk Phalla 2018 39 years Cambodian dancer (member of royal family) car Sihanoukville Province, Cambodia Vince Phason 1953 2018 65 years American football player car Denver, Colorado, United States Bobby Phills 1969 2000 30 years American basketball player car 1997 Porsche 993 Cabriolet Charlotte, North Carolina Mark Philo 1984 2006 21 years English footballer car Vauxhall Astra Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Peace Pilgrim 1908 1981 72 years American Peace activist car Knox, Indiana Birth name Mildred Lisette Norman. Walked across the United States seven times over a span of 28 years, speaking with others about peace. Rajesh Pilot 1945 2000 55 years Indian Indian Minister and politician from Congress party jeep Jaipur, India Andrea Pininfarina 1957 2008 51 years Italian engineer and manager, CEO of Pininfarina scooter Vespa GT60 Trofarello, Piedmont, Italy Ja'far Pishevari 1893 1947 53–54 years Persian founder and chairman of short-lived Azerbaijan People's Government car Baku, Azerbaijan Audie Pitre 1970 1996 26 years American bassist of music group Acid Bath car Bourg-Larose Highway, Louisiana Audie Pitre and his parents were killed when they were hit head-on by a drunk driver on the Bourg-Larose Highway in Louisiana. Tulsa Pittaway 1974 2017 42 years South African musician car Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Walter Plecker 1861 1947 86 years American physician and public health advocate pedestrian Richmond, Virginia Hit by a car. Greg Plitt 1977 2015 37 years American fitness model, actor pedestrian Burbank, California, United States Struck by a train. Vasek Polak 1914 1997 82 years American racing team owner car 1997 Porsche 993 Turbo S German Autobahn, Germany Died from injuries in Great Falls, Montana whilst flying back to the US, a month after he crashed his car on a German autobahn at 110 mph, breaking his bones but no internal injuries. Jackson Pollock 1912 1956 44 years American artist car 1950 Oldsmobile 88 convertible Springs, New York Intoxicated while driving. Jim Pomeroy 1952 2006 53 years American motocross racer car Jeep Yakima, Washington Single vehicle, rollover crash. Wangnia Pongte 2013 60 years Indian football and politician car Anca Pop 1984 2018 34 years Romanian/Canadian singer car Svinița, Mehedinți County, România Krystian Popiela 1998 2018 20 years Polish footballer car Wola Wielka, Poland Ben Portis 1960 2017 56 years Canadian artist and curator car Viktor Potapov 1947 2017 70 years Russian sailor car Dolgoprudny, Moscow Oblast, Russia Cozy Powell 1947 1998 50 years British drummer with Whitesnake car Saab 9000 M4 motorway, Bristol, England, United Kingdom Powell's blood-alcohol reading shown that he was over the legal limit at the time of crash, also he was not wearing a seatbelt, and was talking to his girlfriend on his mobile phone while driving. Richie Powell 1931 1956 24 years American jazz pianist car (passenger) near Bedford, Pennsylvania He was killed in the same crash that killed jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown. David Prater 1937 1988 50 years American soul singer; one half of Sam & Dave car Sycamore, Georgia Steve Prefontaine 1951 1975 24 years American athlete car MG MGB Eugene, Oregon Car swerved, hit a rock wall, and flipped, trapping him underneath. A witness saw him alive beneath the car, but could not move the vehicle. By the time the witness returned with help, Prefontaine had died. June Preisser 1920 1984 64 years American actress car Florida Son Ricky Preisser lost control of vehicle on rain-slick road, killing himself and mother. Toše Proeski 1981 2007 26 years Macedonian pop star car Volkswagen Touareg Nova Gradiška, Brod-Posavina County, Croatia Driver's inattention allowed the car to crash into the back of a truck trailer on the A3 motorway. Proeski was sitting in the front passenger seat and was killed instantly. Car's speed was 140–171 km/h (87–106 mph), but experts found it did not play a role in the singer's death. Jory Prum 1975 2016 41 years American audio engineer motorcycle Palo Alto, California Buford Pusser 1937 1974 36 years American Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee car Chevrolet Corvette near Adamsville, Tennessee Pusser died from injuries sustained when he struck an embankment at high speed and was ejected from the vehicle and the car caught fire and burned. Q Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Eric Qin 1967 1993 25 years American experimental music composer bicycle Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York Valérie Quennessen 1957 1989 31 years French actress car A13 autoroute, France Jack Quinlan 1927 1965 38 years American sportscaster car Scottsdale, Arizona Ludovic Quistin 1984 2012 28 years Guadeloupean footballer car Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe Jocelyn Quivrin 1979 2009 30 years French actor car Ariel Atom Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France Lost control while driving on a wet highway. R Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Ntuthuko Radebe 1994 2017 22 years South African footballer car Johannesburg, South Africa Varkala Radhakrishnan 1927 2010 83 years Indian politician car Thiruvananthapuram, India Darko Radovanović 1975 2011 35 years Serbian singer car Belgrade, Serbia Mamie Rallins 1941 2016 74 years American hurdler car Fremont, Ohio Rallins lost control on the collision. Dottie Rambo 1934 2008 74 years American gospel singer and songwriter tour bus Mount Vernon, Missouri Paul Ramos 1990 2019 28 years Argentinian footballer car Córdoba, Argentina Manjural Islam Rana 1984 2007 22 years Bangladeshi cricketer motorcycle Khulna, Bangladesh Collided with a microbus and then hit an electrical pole. Joe Ranft 1960 2005 45 years American animator and voice actor for Pixar car 2004 Honda Element California State Route 1, Mendocino County, California Razzle 1960 1984 24 years British Hanoi Rocks drummer car De Tomaso Pantera Redondo Beach, California Car was driven by its owner, Vince Neil who crashed while driving intoxicated as well was speeding Darryl Read 1951 2013 61 years British musician motorcycle Pattaya, Thailand Davide Rebellin 1971 2022 51 years Italian cyclist bicycle Montebello Vicentino, Italy A month after he retired from professional cycling, Rebellin was hit by a truck and killed while out on a training ride. Ron Rector 1944 1968 24 years American football player motorcycle Interstate 71 He suffered a fractured skull and a concussion and later died from the injuries. Ken Reed 1941 2014 72 years Canadian CFL player car Alaska Highway Natina Reed 1980 2012 31 years American actress, rapper and singer-songwriter pedestrian Lawrenceville, Georgia She was struck by a vehicle and rushed to a close hospital in Duluth, Georgia, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. River Reeves 1996 2016 19 years British guitarist of the rock band Viola Beach car (passenger) Nissan Qashqai Södertälje, Sweden All four members of the band died in this crash, along with their manager. See under Craig Tarry. Clay Regazzoni 1939 2006 67 years Swiss retired racing driver car Chrysler Voyager A1 Autostrada, near Parma, Italy Bruce K. Reid 1950 1970 20 years Australian Australian rules football player car Leeton, New South Wales, Australia Ebony Reigns 1997 2018 20 years Ghanaian singer car Sunyani, Ghana Mike Reinbach 1949 1989 39 years American baseball player car Palm Desert, California Don Reinhoudt 1945 2023 78 years American weightlifter car Chautauqa County, New York Reinhoudt crashed into a tree in a one vehicle accident in New York and died from his injuries. Heinie Reitz 1867 1914 47 years American baseball player pedestrian Sacramento, California Reitz was struck by a car. Wolfgang Reitherman 1909 1985 75 years American film director, producer & animator for Disney single-car Burbank, California José Antonio Reyes 1983 2019 35 years Spanish footballer car Mercedes-Benz S550 between Utrera and Seville, Spain Don Rich 1941 1974 32 years American country music musician and singer; member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos motorcycle near Bakersfield, California Struck a guardrail after losing control of his motorcycle on Highway 99 north of Bakersfield, while traveling to Morro Bay for a family vacation. Jacques Richard 1952 2002 50 years Canadian ice hockey player car Issoudun, Quebec, Canada Crashed into a culvert. Gareth Richards 1979 2023 43 years British comedian car M25 Motorway near Heathrow Airport He was involved in a collision that caused severe brain injuries, putting him on life support in a London hospital. Just over a week after the accident, he died. Ed "Doc" Ricketts 1897 1948 50 years American Collaborator with John Steinbeck, inspiration for "Doc" in Cannery Row. car Monterey, California Struck by passenger train. Gregory Rigters 1985 2017 32 years Surinamese footballer car Paramaribo, Suriname Freddy Rincón 1966 2022 55 years Colombian footballer Cali, Colombia Died from head injuries sustained in a traffic collision Cowboy Slim Rinehart 1911 1948 37 years American country & western singer car Detroit, Michigan Hartmut Ritzerfeld 1950 2024 73 years German painter car Stolberg-Büsbach Died from head injuries sustained in a traffic collision weeks before. Jennie Robak 1932 2014 81 years American politician car Lincoln, Nebraska Curt Roberts 1929 1969 40 years American baseball player stationary Oakland, California Struck by a car while changing a flat tire. Rockin' Robin Roberts 1940 1967 27 years American rock and roll singer for The Fabulous Wailers car San Mateo County, California Killed on impact after traveling the wrong way on a divided freeway. Derrell Robertson 1967 1994 27 years American CFL football player car Dallas, Texas Isiah Robertson 1949 2018 69 years American football player limousine Dallas, Texas Rain and driving at high speeds caused a three-car crash. Sherry Robertson 1919 1970 51 years American baseball player car Houghton, South Dakota Kenny Robinson 1969 1999 29 years American major league baseball pitcher car Tucson, Arizona Graciano Rocchigiani 1963 2018 54 years German boxer pedestrian Belpasso, Italy John D. Rockefeller III 1906 1978 72 years American philanthropist car Mount Pleasant, New York He was en route to Pocantico Hills from his farm in Mount Pleasant when a teenaged driver crashed head-on into the car Rockefeller's secretary was driving. Rodrigo Bueno 1973 2000 27 years Argentinian cuarteto singer and songwriter car Ford Explorer Berazategui Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina Paulo Rodrigues da Silva 1986 2012 25 years Brazilian footballer car Bohutín, Czech Republic Andres Rodriguez 1984 2016 31 years Venezuelan show jumper car Wellington, Florida Aurelio Rodríguez 1947 2000 52 years Mexican baseball player pedestrian Detroit, Michigan Hit by a woman with suspended license. Joe Rollino 1905 2010 104 years American strongman pedestrian Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, New York Crossing street 40 ft (12 m) from nearest crosswalk. Maxi Rolón 1995 2022 27 years Argentine footballer car near Casilda, Argentina Both Maxi and his brother Ariel were in a vehicle that went off the road and crashed head on into a nearby tree. Both Maxi and Ariel died from the injuries. Jean Rondeau 1946 1985 39 years French racing driver and race car builder car Champagné, France Attempted to drive through a closed level crossing to follow a police car and was struck by a train. Ed Ross 1965 2016 50 years American photographer motorcycle near Yosemite National Park Braggo Roth 1892 1936 44 years American baseball player car Chicago, Illinois Collided with a newspaper truck. Hansford Rowe 1924 2017 93 years American actor car Jerry Rubin 1938 1994 56 years American social activist pedestrian Los Angeles, California Jaywalked on Wilshire Boulevard and was struck by a car. Died of a heart attack while hospitalized. Porfirio Rubirosa 1909 1965 56 years Dominican Dominican diplomat car 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Paris, France Crashed into a tree while driving intoxicated. Don Rudolph 1931 1968 37 years American baseball pitcher truck Granada Hills, California Lost control of his truck on a steep grade; was thrown from the cab and the truck rolled over him. Chico Ruiz 1938 1972 33 years Cuban baseball player car San Diego, California He drove into a sign pole. Ted Rusoff 1939 2013 74 years Canadian-American actor car Rome, Italy Darrell Russell 1976 2005 29 years American football player car (passenger) 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Los Angeles, California Car was driven by former teammate Michael Bastianelli, who was also killed. Frank Ryan 1960 2010 50 years American plastic surgeon car 1995 Jeep Wrangler California State Route 1, Malibu, California Car drove off the cliff, his passenger Jill the dog was thrown out of the vehicle but survived with some minor injuries. Likely to have been caused by "tweeting" while driving. S Name Sabri, Joni Birth Feb.1964 Death Aug 2024 Aged 60 Nationality USA Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Brandon, Fl Details Natasja Saad 1974 2007 32 years Danish rapper and reggae singer car Spanish Town, Jamaica Silvester Sabolčki 1979 2003 23 years Croatian footballer car Audi A3 Varaždin, Croatia Sabolčki's vehicle was torn apart upon hitting two light poles and traffic signs at high speed. He and two other passengers were ejected from the vehicle and killed instantly. Keiji Sada 1926 1964 37 years Japanese actor car Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan Roei Sadan 1982 2021 39 years Israeli cyclist bicycle Israel He was hit by a bus while cycling. Alex Sadkin 1949 1987 38 years American record producer car Nassau County, Florida Sumy Sadurni 1989 2022 32 years Chilean photojournalist Uganda Sadurni was killed in a traffic crash in Uganda. A Ugandan NGO worker, named Thomas Mugisha was also killed in the crash. Dulce Saguisag 1943 2007 64 years Filipina politician van (passenger) Toyota Grandia Makati, Philippines Saguisag was riding in a van when it collided with another vehicle. Proloy Saha 1968 2016 47 years Indian football car Odisha, India Sultan Saif 1993 2020 27 years Emirati footballer car Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Gonzague Saint Bris 1948 2017 69 years French Novelist, biographer & journalist car Saint-Hymer, Calvados, France Yakkun Sakurazuka 1976 2013 37 years Japanese comedian car Mine, Yamaguchi, Japan Emanuel Saldaño 1985 2014 28 years Argentinian cyclist bicycle Argentina Jlloyd Samuel 1981 2018 37 years Trinidadian footballer car High Legh, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Samuel was travelling home after taking his children to school on the morning of May 15, 2018, when he collided with a lorry and was killed. Adán Sánchez 1984 2004 19 years Mexican singer car (passenger) 1990 Lincoln Town Car Sinaloa, Mexico A tire blew causing the driver to lose control and rolled into a ditch. Sánchez died of his injuries in the hospital. David Sánchez 1992 2017 25 years Mexican boxer car Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Pre-dawn, driving at the speed, crashed into a highway. Salvador Sánchez 1959 1982 23 years Mexican boxer car 1981 Porsche 928 Mexican federal highway, north of Santiago de Querétaro Pre-dawn, driving at high speed, crashed into a heavily loaded tractor-trailer. Ray Sanders 1916 1983 66 years American baseball player car Washington, Missouri Richard Sanders 1945 1972 27 years American amateur wrestler car Land Rover Skopje, Yugoslavia Following the 1972 Olympic Games, Sanders began touring Europe. While hitchhiking to Greece, the vehicle he was riding in crashed head-on into a bus. Keith Sanderson 1940 2022 82 years British footballer car Levens, Cumbria Maurie Sankey 1940 1965 25 years Australian Australian rules footballer car Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia Head-on collision. Maharajapuram Santhanam 1928 1992 63 years Indian guru and exponent of Indian classical music car Tindivanam, India Maharajapuram died on June 24, 1992, in a car crash near Tindivanam. Benoît Sauvageau 1963 2006 42 years Canadian politician and educator car Repentigny, Quebec, Canada He was distracted by his cell phone use while driving, causing the crash. Alexei Savin 1986 2007 21 years Belarusian ice hockey player bicycle Chelyabinsk, Russia He was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. Jessica Savitch 1947 1983 36 years American journalist car 1982 Oldsmobile station wagon Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division), US In heavy rainfall, Savitch was a passenger in the back seat with her dog. The vehicle veered too far left and fell over the canal wall, landing upside-down and in deep mud. All inside were trapped and drowned. Michele Scarponi 1979 2017 37 years Italian competitive cyclist bicycle Filottrano, Italy He was cycling on a training ride on a road near his home town and was in a collision with a van at an intersection. James Schaefer 1938 2018 79 years American politician UTV Kennebec, South Dakota Robert Schimmel 1950 2010 60 years American comedian car (passenger) Scottsdale, Arizona Schimmel was being driven by his 19-year-old daughter Aliyah when the car veered off the road to avoid a collision with a passerby. The car flipped on its side and came to a stop at Loop 101 freeway. While Aliyah was in stable condition, Robert died in the hospital eight days later from his injuries. Ursula Wolff Schneider 1906 1977 71 years German, American photojournalist car On August 4, 1977, she was killed in an automobile crash. Josef Schnitzer 1939 1978 39 years German racing driver, founder and team manager of Schnitzer Motorsport car Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Died on 31 August 1978, 2 weeks later, from injuries sustained in accident. Henry Schultz 1893 1938 45 years American economist car San Diego, California Chico Science 1966 1997 30 years Brazilian singer, songwriter car Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Gaetano Scirea 1953 1989 36 years Italian footballer car (passenger) Polski Fiat 125p Babsk, Poland The car carrying him and three other people was hit from behind by a van. The track carried four canisters of gasoline, which exploded on impact, killing Scirea and two other passengers. Caleb Scofield 1979 2018 39 years American bassist and singer (member of Cave In, Old Man Gloom and Zozobra) car Bedford, New Hampshire Ramblin' Tommy Scott 1917 2013 96 years American musician and vocalist car Toccoa, Georgia Malik Sealy 1970 2000 30 years American basketball player SUV St. Louis Park, Minnesota He was on his way home from a birthday celebration when he collided with a truck, whose driver was drunk, and was killed. W. G. Sebald 1944 2001 57 years German novelist car near Norwich, United Kingdom Sebald suffered an aneurysm while driving and died of this condition before his car swerved across the road and collided with an oncoming truck. His daughter Anna survived the crash. Mihail Sebastian 1907 1945 38 years Romanian writer pedestrian Bucharest, Romania Hit by a truck. Molefi Sefularo 1957 2010 52 years South African Deputy Minister of Health car N4, Pretoria, South Africa Ric Segreto 1952 1998 45 years Filipino singer (member of APO Hiking Society) motorcycle Makati, Philippines Raul Costa Seibeb 1992 2017 25 years Namibian cyclist bicycle Windhoek, Namibia Donald Sellers 1974 2001 26 years American football player car Wickenburg, Arizona He lost control of the vehicle and crashed. Frank Serafine 1953 2018 65 years American sound designer and editor pedestrian Palmdale, California Antonio Serapio 1937 2007 69 years Filipino lawmaker car Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines Serapio was riding in car when it collided with another vehicle. Luca Serianni 1947 2022 74 years Italian linguist pedestrian Ostia, Italy Was crossing the street in a pedestrian crossing in Ostia when he was hit by a car and died. Socks Seybold 1870 1921 51 years American baseball player car Greensburg, Pennsylvania Overturned his car on a sharp curve. John Nanzip Shagaya 1942 2018 75 years Nigerian politician car Amper, Kanke LGA Plateau State, Nigeria Mufti Abdul Shakoor 2023 Pakistani politician car Islamabad, Pakistan While driving his vehicle from a hotel to Secretariat Chowk, Shakoor was struck by a Toyota Hilux Revo that had five passengers and struck Shakoor's side of his vehicle. Shakoor was airlifted to a hospital in the capital but died due to internal bleeding caused by the crash. 2 of the 5 men in the other vehicle were injured and all were arrested by police. Mike Sharperson 1961 1996 34 years American baseball player car Las Vegas, Nevada Shawty Lo 1976 2016 40 years American rapper car Audi A7 Atlanta, Georgia Collided with another vehicle. Andrey Shcharbakow 1991 2018 27 years Belarusian footballer car Talachyn, Belarus Jack Shea 1910 2002 91 years American Olympic gold medalist speed skater (1932). Father of Olympic skier Jim Shea and grandfather of Olympic speed skater Jimmy Shea. car Saranac Lake, New York Head-on collision with a drunk driver. Dave Shean 1883 1963 79 years American baseball player car Boston, Massachusetts Jimmy Sheckard 1878 1947 68 years American baseball player pedestrian Lancaster, Pennsylvania Struck by a car. Alexander Fu Sheng 1954 1983 28 years Hong Konger martial arts actor car (passenger) Porsche 911 Targa Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong Collision with concrete wall. Larisa Shepitko 1938 1979 41 years Soviet Russian film director car near Tver, Russia Samadagha Shikhlarov 1955 2021 65 years Azerbaijani footballer car Baku, Azerbaijan Sadamu Shimomura 1887 1968 80 years Japanese army general car Tokyo, Japan Gene Shoemaker 1928 1997 69 years American (astro)geologist and astronomer car Australia Head-on collision on the Tanami Road near Alice Springs. Alaa al-Siddiq 1988 2021 33 years Emirati human rights activist car Shipton-under-Wychwood, United Kingdom Obaid Siddiqi 1932 2013 81 years Indian biologist and academic car Bangalore, India Björn Sieber 1989 2012 23 years Austrian alpine skier car Schwarzenberg, Austria Karen Silkwood 1946 1974 28 years American labor activist car 1974 Honda Civic Crescent, Oklahoma Silkwood's body was found in her car which had run off the road and struck a culvert. Some journalists have theorized that her car was rammed from behind by another vehicle with the intent to cause her death. Elizete da Silva 1971 2017 46 years Brazilian heptathlon car Londrina, Brazil Trinidad Silva 1950 1988 38 years American Hill Street Blues actor car Whittier, California Collided with a drunken driver. Lew Simmons 1838 1911 73 years American baseball manager, vaudeville performer pedestrian Reading, Pennsylvania While crossing a street, Simmons was struck by an ice wagon and then a beer truck. Wayne Simmons 1969 2002 32 years American football player car Mercedes Independence, Missouri Simmons was killed in a single-car crash on Interstate 70. Witnesses report he was driving at high speed, weaving through traffic before losing control. The car rolled several times before landing in a ditch and catching fire. Brian Simnjanovski 1981 2009 27 years American football player car Audi A4 San Diego, California Simnjanovski was driving alone when his car left the road and collided with a tree. Bob Simon 1941 2015 73 years American journalist rental limousine (back seat passenger) Lincoln Town Car New York City Crash occurred on West Side Highway of Manhattan, New York City. Simon's for-hire driver lost control, resulting in a collision with another vehicle. Simon was extracted from the roof of the limo by rescue workers and transported to St. Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital, where he later died after suffering a severe head trauma and a broken neck. Gazmend Sinani 1991 2018 27 years Kosovan basketball player car Gjakova, Kosovo Rekha Sindhu 1995 2017 22 years Indian actress car Chennai, Bengaluru, India Lokendra Singh 1976 2018 41 years Indian politician car Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India Bjørn Skaare 1958 1989 30 years Norwegian ice hockey player car Sweden David J. Skal 1952 2024 71 years American author and film historian car Los Angeles, California Imogen Skirving 1937 2016 78 years British hotelier car Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Peter Slaghuis 1961 1991 30 years Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer car Amsterdam, Netherlands Paul Smart 1943 2021 78 years English short circuit motorcycle road racer motorcycle Ducati Kent, England, United Kingdom Collision with a car while travelling on A21. Bessie Smith 1894 1937 43 years American blues singer car (passenger) between Memphis, Tennessee, and Clarksdale, Mississippi Smith was critically injured in a car crash while traveling along U.S. Route 61. Darren Smith 1972 1992 20 years Australian cyclist bicycle Gold Coast road in Australia Just months after competing at the Barcelona Olympics, Smith was killed in a crash while training. Germany Smith 1863 1927 64 years American baseball player pedestrian Altoona, Pennsylvania Struck by a car. Horace Smith-Dorrien 1858 1930 72 years British soldier car Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Nels J. Smith 1939 2023 84 years American politician car Chrysler minivan U.S. 85 North of Lingle, Wyoming Both Smith and his wife were driving on U.S. 85 when the vehicle crossed the center line and hit another vehicle head on. Both Smith and his wife, along with the other driver died at the scene. Pete Smith 1944 2021 76 years British racing cyclist bicycle Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Dan Snyder 1978 2003 25 years Canadian ice hockey player car Ferrari 360 Atlanta, Georgia Sped at high speeds, lost control, and skidded into brick pillar. Snyder died from his injuries days later. Bahattin Sofuoğlu 1978 2002 24 years Turkish motorcycle racer pedestrian Adapazarı, Turkey Sinan Sofuoğlu 1982 2008 25 years Turkish motorcycle racer motorcycle Körfez, Turkey Eddie Solomon 1951 1986 34 years American baseball pitcher car Macon, Georgia Sophan Sophiaan 1935 2008 73 years Indonesian actor, director, politician motorcycle Harley Davidson Ngawi, Indonesia Chris Anker Sørensen 1984 2021 37 years Danish road bicycle racer bicycle Zeebrugge, Belgium Struck by a van. Dario Sorrentino 1957 2021 64 years Italian medical researcher mountain bike Alghero, Italy Red Sovine 1917 1980 62 years American country music singer van 1979 Ford Econoline 150 Nashville, Tennessee He suffered a heart attack while crossing an intersection and collided with another vehicle. He was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived. Ferario Spasov 1962 2023 61 years Bulgarian footballer and manager car Bulgaria Spasov's car was hit by a speeding Mercedes, sending him into oncoming lanes. Rick Speare 1947 2016 68 years Australian public health physician car Atherton Tablelands, Australia Willie Spence 1999 2022 23 years American singer and television personality car Chattanooga, Tennessee Brunello Spinelli 1939 2018 78 years Italian water polo player car Florence, Italy Andy Spiva 1955 1979 24 years American football player car Atlanta, Georgia Rainy conditions made for dangerous driving when he slid off a street and collided with a tree. Robin Spry 1939 2005 65 years Canadian film director car Montreal, Quebec, Canada Aart Staartjes 1938 2020 81 years Dutch actor, director, television presenter and documentary maker car Groningen, Netherlands Clyde Stacy 1936 2013 77 years American singer car Muskogee, Oklahoma Burry Stander 1987 2013 25 years South African mountain biker bicycle Shelly Beach, South Africa Collision with a taxibus Leroy Stanton 1946 2019 72 years American baseball player car Florence County, South Carolina, United States Reverend Father Stanton 1880 1937 56 years Canadian-American Canadian football coach and missionary car near Cedar Springs, Michigan Victor Starffin 1916 1957 40 years Japanese baseball player car Tokyo, Japan William Stecher 1869 1926 57 years American baseball pitcher car Riverside Township, New Jersey Struck by train at railroad crossing. Wallace Stegner 1909 1993 84 years American Pulitzer Prize-winning author car Santa Fe, New Mexico Died days after a crash. John Steiner 1941 2022 81 years English actor La Quinta, California Dick Stello 1934 1987 53 years American National League umpire pedestrian Lakeland, Florida Crushed between two parked cars along a highway after one was struck by a third. Nigel Stepney 1958 2014 55 years British race car mechanic, noted for the 2007 spying scandal van Volkswagen Caddy M20 motorway, Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom Collision with an articulated goods vehicle while parked on hard shoulder. François Sterchele 1982 2008 26 years Belgian soccer player car Porsche Cayman S Beveren, Belgium He was speeding and lost control, crashing into a tree. Billy Stewart 1937 1970 32 years American singer car Ford Thunderbird near Smithfield, North Carolina Approaching a bridge across the Neuse River near Smithfield, North Carolina, Stewart's car left the highway, ran along the median strip at a slight angle to the highway, struck the bridge abutment, and then plunged into the river, instantly killing Stewart and his three passengers, those being his band members. Laura Stoica 1967 2006 38 years Romanian pop rock singer car (passenger) Sinești, Ialomița, Romania Theuns Stofberg 1955 2023 68 years South African rugby union player car outside Stellenbosch, South Africa Stofberg succumbed to his injuries in hospital after a supposed head-on three vehicle accident that caused him multiple internal injuries. It is unknown who caused the accident. Ljubiša "Louis" Stojanović 1952 2011 59 years Serbian singer car Feketić, Serbia Bryan Stoltenberg 1972 2013 40 years American football player car Sugar Land, Texas Lynn Strait 1968 1998 30 years American vocalist of Snot car 1992 Ford Tempo Highway 101, Santa Barbara, California Boryana Straubel 1983 2021 38 years Bulgarian businesswoman and philanthropist bicycle Washoe Valley, Nevada Chris Street 1972 1993 20 years American college basketball player car Iowa City, Iowa Collided with a snow plow. Hannes Strydom 1965 2023 58 years South African rugby union player car Mpumalanga, South Africa Michel Subor 1935 2022 86 years French actor Kollam Sudhi 1984 2023 39 years Indian actor car Kaipamangalam, India Sudhi was in a car with three of his colleagues when their vehicle collided with a pickup truck. As a result, Sudhi suffered a fatal head injury that he succumbed to in a private hospital. Charlie Sullivan 1903 1935 32 years American baseball player car Near Maiden, North Carolina His car was struck by a train. Joseph Michael Sullivan 1930 2013 83 years American priest car Nora Sun 1937 2011 73 years Chinese-American diplomat car Taipei, Taiwan Ashwin Sundar 1985 2017 31 years Indian race driver car BMW Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Josef Šural 1990 2019 28 years Czech footballer minibus Alanya, Turkey He and six other players were being transported by minibus when they were involved in a crash. Šural died whereas his six teammates survived, but were still injured. Martin Šustr 1990 2022 31 years Czech footballer car Collided with a truck and died from his injuries a few days later. Lennart Svedberg 1944 1972 28 years Swedish ice hockey player car Timrå, Sweden Collided with a bus. Italo Svevo 1861 1928 66 years Italian writer car Motta di Livenza near Treviso, Italy Died in a hospital the following day from the consequences of a crash. Richard Swanson 1970 2013 42 years American tried to dribble a soccer ball from Seattle to São Paulo pickup truck Nissan Lincoln City, Oregon Carla Swart 1987 2011 23 years South African cyclist bicycle South Africa Hit by a truck while training. Colin Sylvia 1985 2018 32 years Australian Australian rules footballer car Mildura, Victoria, Australia The car Sylvia was driving collided with another vehicle. Jennifer Syme 1972 2001 28 years American actress SUV 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Los Angeles, California She died in a crash while returning home from a party at Marilyn Manson's home. Andrew Symonds 1975 2022 46 years Australian cricketer car Hervey Range, Queensland, Australia Symonds died from injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash. T Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Tan See Seng 1936 2013 77 years Malaysian School principal car Kluang, Johor, Malaysia Ron Tabak 1953 1984 31 years Canadian Prism singer bicycle Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Struck by a passing vehicle, fell and hit his head on the pavement. ER doctors did not detect anything wrong with him initially. Upon being released, Tabak abruptly became abusive, prompting two police officers at the hospital to arrest him on the belief he was drunk. Later discovered unconscious in his jail cell, Tabak was rushed back to the hospital. A second examination discovered a blood clot had developed on the right side of his brain. Tabak died on Christmas Day 1984, before a pending neurosurgical operation could be performed. Kiwako Taichi 1943 1992 48 years Japanese actress car Shizuoka, Japan Kouki Takahashi 1987 2011 23 years Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer car Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan Tallys 1987 2017 30 years Brazilian attacking midfielder car Garopaba, Brazil Jamie Tape 1974 2003 28 years Australian Australian rules footballer car Adelaide, South Australia, Australia He suffered a brain aneurysm while driving. Najeeb Tarakai 1991 2020 29 years Afghan cricketer pedestrian Jalalabad, Afghanistan He was hit by a car while crossing a road on October 2, 2020. He died four days later from a head injury sustained in the event. Craig Tarry 1983 2016 32 years British manager of the rock band Viola Beach car Nissan Qashqai Södertälje, Sweden The car went through the barrier of a lifting bridge that had opened to let a boat go through, and plunged into the Södertälje Canal. All four members of the band, Jack Dakin, Kris Leonard, Tomas Lowe and River Reeves, were also killed. Quindon Tarver 1982 2021 38 years American R&B singer car Dallas, Texas Doug Tassell 1945 1970 24 years Australian Australian rules footballer car Buangor, Victoria, Australia Oscar Taveras 1992 2014 22 years Dominican baseball player car 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic The car ran off the road and hit a tree. The toxicology report indicated that Taveras' blood alcohol content was 5 times the country's legal limit. Lord Taylor of Blackburn 1929 2016 87 years British life peer mobility scooter London, England Collided with a van outside the Palace of Westminster, home of Britain's Parliament. Ted Taylor 1934 1987 53 years American soul and R&B singer (The Cadets) car Lake Charles, Louisiana Terry Teene 1942 2012 70 years American singer bicycle Tyler, Texas Terry died after the bicycle he was riding collided with a tow truck. Buddy Teevens 1956 2023 66 years American football coach bicycle Florida Teevens succumbed to injuries sustained in a March 2023 crash, in which he was hit by a Ford F150. He had severed his spinal cord and had his right leg amputated as a result of the crash. He died in Boston, Massachusetts in September 2023. Gérandale Télusma 1972 2010 39 years Haitian lawyer and politician car Desdunes, Haiti Otilino Tenorio 1980 2005 25 years Ecuadorian footballer car Quevedo, Ecuador The car in which he was travelling collided with a gas truck on the Santo Domingo-Quevedo road. Antonia Terzi 1971 2021 50 years Italian aerodynamicist for cars car United Kingdom Frank Teschemacher 1906 1932 25 years American jazz musician car Chicago, Illinois Dumitru Tinu 1940 2003 62 years Romanian journalist car Volvo S40 Prahova County, Romania At around 9.45 a.m., the car skidded out of the direction of travel and, after driving about 15–20 metres in the opposite lane, overturned in a deep ditch on the side of the road. Elizabeth Thabethe 1959 2021 61 years South African politician car South Africa Thalles 1995 2019 24 years Brazilian footballer motorcycle Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie 1993 2019 25 years South African cricketer car Stilfontein, South Africa Trần Phước Thọ 1993 2016 23 years Vietnamese footballer motorcycle Long An, Vietnam Mary Thom 1944 2013 68 years American feminist motorcycle Yonkers, New York Derrick Thomas 1967 2000 33 years American football player (linebacker and defensive end) SUV 1999 Chevrolet Suburban Kansas City, Missouri En route to Kansas City International Airport, Thomas, driving erratically and at high speed on a snow packed and icy road, went off Interstate 435. One of the two other passengers that were in the car died instantly; the other, the only occupant wearing his seat belt, walked away with minor injuries. Thomas was left paralyzed from the chest down and died from a pulmonary embolism in a Miami, Florida hospital two weeks later. Diane Thomas 1946 1985 39 years American screenwriter car (passenger) Porsche 911 Carrera Pacific Coast Highway, California Her partner, who was driving her car, was intoxicated and was driving at 80 mph (130 km/h)when they crashed. Larry Thomas 1936 1965 28 years American race car driver car Interstate 75, Georgia He was on his way to a tire test when he drove off the highway and landed in an embankment, dying at the scene. Meamea Thomas 1987 2013 25 years I-Kiribati weightlifter car Betio, Kiribati T. Ashton Thompson 1916 1965 49 years American U.S. Representative, Louisiana car Cadillac Interstate 85, Gastonia, North Carolina Thompson was pulled over for speeding by a North Carolina state trooper. While conversing with the trooper on the shoulder, an 18-wheeler lost control and slammed into Thompson and his vehicle, killing the Congressman. The occupants of Thompson's vehicle survived. Richard Threlkeld 1937 2012 74 years American journalist car Mini Amagansett, New York Danny Tidwell 1984 2020 35 years American dancer car Mitchell Todd 1991 2012 21 years Scottish rugby union player car Normanton-on-the-Wolds, England, United Kingdom Braian Toledo 1993 2020 26 years Argentinian javelin thrower motorcycle Marcos Paz, Argentina Stacey Toran 1961 1989 27 years American football player (defensive back) car 1984 BMW Marina Del Rey, California Youcef Touati 1989 2017 27 years French footballer car A1 autoroute, France Thuy Trang 1973 2001 27 years Vietnamese-American actress car (passenger) near San Francisco, California The driver of the vehicle Trang was riding in lost control, swerved into the roadside rock face and flipped several times before hitting the safety rail and plunging over the bank. Trang died of internal injuries before reaching the hospital. Ranking Trevor 1960 2012 52 years Jamaican reggae musician motorcycle Kingston, Jamaica Thanasis Tribonias 1984 2012 28 years Greek footballer motorcycle Athens, Greece Nicola Trussardi 1942 1999 56 years Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur car Mercedes-Benz near Milan, Italy Trussardi was killed when he lost control of his vehicle, on Tangenziale Est of Milan and hit a lamp post in the early hours; dying the following day in Milan. Mogau Tshehla 1992 2018 26 years South African footballer car Kwaggafontein, South Africa Viktor Tsoi 1962 1990 28 years Soviet musician, songwriter, and leader of the band Kino car Aleko Latvian SSR, Soviet Union Tsoi was driving on the Sloka – Talsi highway, near Tukums and Riga when his car collided with an oncoming Ikarus 250 bus. According to the official investigation, Tsoi fell asleep at the wheel while driving at a speed of at least 130 km/h. Ben Tucker 1930 2013 82 years American jazz musician car Hutchinson Island, Georgia Cliff Tucker 1989 2018 29 years American basketball player car Balmorhea, Texas Hans Olav Tungesvik 1936 2017 81 years Norwegian politician motorcycle Bergen, Norway Collided with car. Davy Tweed 1959 2021 61 years Northern Irish politician and rugby union player motorcycle County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Judy Tyler 1932 1957 24 years American actress car Rock River, Wyoming Tyler was killed instantly and her husband later died of his injuries in a crash on U.S. Route 30; a passenger in the other car also died. Giora Tzahor 1941 2012 70 years Israeli military & officer motorcycle Hadera, Israel U Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Vaibhavi Upadhyay 1984 2023 38 years Indian actress car Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India In vehicle with her fiance when it plummeted into a gorge. Chinedu Udoji 1989 2018 28 years Nigerian footballer car Kano, Nigeria José Uribe 1959 2006 47 years Dominican baseball player car Juan Baron, Palenque, Dominican Republic Javier Urruticoechea 1952 2001 49 years Spanish footballer (goalkeeper) car Mercedes-Benz B-20 or Ronda de Dalt, Barcelona, Spain Impacted central barrier between exits 14 and 15. V Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Vivian Vachon 1944 1991 47 years Canadian professional wrestler car near Montreal, Quebec, Canada Her daughter, a passenger in Vachon's vehicle, also died in the crash. Luis Valbuena 1985 2018 33 years Venezuelan baseball player (infielder) car (passenger) Yaracuy, Venezuela The car he was riding in hit a fallen rock and went off the road. Fellow baseball player José Castillo died in the same incident. Dickie Valentine 1929 1971 41 years British singer car Hillman Avenger Glangrwyney, near Crickhowell, Wales, United Kingdom Johnny Valiant 1946 2018 71 years American professional wrestler pedestrian Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Hit by a pickup truck. Jorma Valkama 1928 1962 34 years Finnish athlete car Volkswagen Beetle Hollola, Päijät-Häme, Finland His car collided with a van. Edy Vásquez 1983 2007 23 years Honduran footballer car Tegucigalpa, Honduras His car collided with a wall. Ivo Van Damme 1954 1976 22 years Belgian middle-distance runner car Marseille, France Van Damme was on his way home from a training camp in the south of France. For an unknown reason, his car crossed the median of the highway and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle on the other road. Dušan Velič 1966 2023 56 years Slovak chemist and politician motorcycle Bratislava, Slovakia While riding his motorbike, Velič crashed into a car that had entered the road from an adjected parking lot. Michael Ventris 1922 1956 34 years British the decipherer of Linear B car Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Yordano Ventura 1991 2017 25 years Dominican baseball player SUV Jeep Wrangler Juan Adrián, Dominican Republic Krisztián Veréb 1977 2020 43 years Hungarian Olympic sprint canoer motorcycle Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Jerzy Vetulani 1936 2017 81 years Polish neuroscientist pedestrian Balicka Street, Kraków, Poland While walking home from work, Vetulani was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing. He was put into an induced coma and died on April 6, 2017, in the hospital. Emili Vicente 1965 2017 52 years Spanish footballer motorcycle Canòlic, Andorra Sanchari Vijay 1983 2021 37 years Indian actor motorcycle Bengaluru, India Lars Vilks 1946 2021 75 years Swedish visual artist car (passenger) Markaryd, Sweden Vilks was traveling to Stocksund, Sweden in an unmarked police car when it crashed into a truck and burst into flames. The collision killed Vilks and the two police officers. Ondřej Voříšek 1986 2004 18 years Czech footballer car Uherský Ostroh, Czech Republic Gordon Voss 1938 2017 79 years American politician car Wayzata, Minnesota Martin Vosseler 1948 2019 71 years Swiss co-founder of PSR bicycle Basel, Switzerland Struck by a truck. W Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Doreen Waddell 1965 2002 36 years British singer for Soul II Soul pedestrian Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom She was hit by three vehicles as she fled from a store in suspicion of shoplifting. Roland Charles Wagner 1960 2012 51 years French writer car Bab El Oued, Algeria Sean Wainui 1995 2021 25 years New Zealander rugby union player car near Tauranga, New Zealand He hit a tree. Kōji Wakamatsu 1936 2012 76 years Japanese film director pedestrian Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Wakamatsu was struck by a taxi in Tokyo on October 12, 2012, and died five days later. Collin Walcott 1945 1984 39 years American jazz musician bus Magdeburg, Germany Andreas Waldherr 1968 2011 43 years Austrian rally driver car Volkswagen Polo Aspang-Markt, Austria Billy Walker 1929 2006 77 years American country music singer tour van Interstate 65, Fort Deposit, Alabama Three passengers in Walker's vehicle – his wife, Bettie, and two members of his band – were also killed. A fourth passenger survived with serious injuries. Paul Walker 1973 2013 40 years American actor car (passenger) Porsche Carrera GT Rye Canyon Loop, Santa Clarita, California The driver, Roger Rodas, was also killed in the single-car crash. The vehicle caught fire and the bodies initially couldn't be identified. Tray Walker 1992 2016 23 years American football player (cornerback) dirt bike Liberty City, Florida Jackie Walorski 1963 2022 58 years American politician car Nappanee, Indiana Wang Donglei 1985 2008 23 years Chinese footballer car Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Wang Kenan 1980 2013 33 years Chinese diver car Tianjin, China Wang You-theng 1927 2016 89 years Taiwanese entrepreneur car West Covina, California Chris von Wangenheim 1942 1981 39 years German fashion photographer car Saint Martin Pedrie Wannenburg 1981 2022 41 years South African rugby union player car Houston, Texas Was hit by a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old fleeing a car chase in Houston. Pedrie and his son were airlifted to hospital while his wife and daughter did not suffer major injury. Joe Ward 1884 1934 49 years American baseball player car Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mary Ward 1827 1869 42 years Irish scientist steam carriage (passenger) experimental Parsontown, Ireland Thought to be the world's earliest road fatality. Barbara Warren 1943 2008 65 years American triathlete bicycle Santa Barbara, California Marco Warren 1993 2023 29 years Bermudian footballer pedestrian Bermuda Was a victim of a hit-and-run collision. Marjory Warren 1897 1960 62 years British geriatric care pioneer car France Died in a car crash on her way to a conference in Germany. Jarmo Wasama 1943 1966 22 years Finnish ice hockey player car Kaleva, Pirkanmaa, Finland Collided with a tractor. Fred Washington 1967 1990 23 years American football player (defensive tackle) car Lake Forest, Illinois John L. Wasserman 1938 1979 40 years American columnist car South San Francisco, California Doug Watkins 1934 1962 27 years American jazz musician (double bass) car Holbrook, Arizona Ellen Watters 1988 2016 28 years Canadian cyclist bicycle car Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada David Wayne 1958 2005 47 years American heavy metal singer (Metal Church and Reverend) car Tacoma, Washington Thomas Wayne 1940 1971 31 years American rockabilly singer car Memphis, Tennessee Daniel Webb 1989 2017 28 years American baseball player ATV Waverly, Tennessee Dottie West 1932 1991 58 years American country music singer car Briley Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee While being driven to the Grand Ole Opry by a friend, and running late, she urged him to speed. The driver missed a turn and the car left the road. West was gravely injured and died five days later. Grete Weiser 1903 1970 67 years German actress car Bad Tölz, Germany Head-on collision with a truck. Clayton Weishuhn 1959 2022 62 years American football player car Texas Weishuhn was ejected from his vehicle and died after a one vehicle roll-over crash. Nathanael West 1903 1940 37 years American writer car El Centro, California He and his wife were returning home from a hunting trip in Mexico when the collision occurred. Clarence White 1944 1973 29 years Canadian-American musician; Byrds' guitarist Palmdale, California Struck by a drunk driver while White and his brother Roland were loading musical equipment into their car. Marjorie White 1904 1935 31 years Canadian actress car (passenger) Santa Monica, California White was a passenger in a car, when it sideswiped another vehicle. The vehicle overturned and she died of injuries the next day. Earl Whitehill 1899 1954 55 years American baseball player car Omaha, Nebraska Mark Whittow 1957 2017 60 years British archaeologist car Oxfordshire, England, United Hyacinth Wijeratne 1946 2021 74 years Sri Lankan actress van Lindula, Sri Lanka Bluey Wilkinson 1911 1940 28 years Australian motorcycle speedway rider motorcycle Sydney, Australia Clarence Williams 1975 2022 47 years American football player Crescent City, Florida Denny Williams 1896 1929 32 years American baseball player car San Clemente, California Denny was returning home from spring training when the fatal car crash occurred. Susan L. Williams 1951 2018 66 years American marine biologist car Petaluma, California Quentin Williams 1983 2023 39 years American politician car Route 9 in Cromwell, Connecticut While driving late at night on Route 9 in Cromwell, Quentin was supposedly hit head on by another vehicle driving down the wrong way of the highway. He was one of two killed in the crash. Williams had just been sworn in for his third term in office as a state representative. Treat Williams 1951 2023 71 years American actor motorcycle 1986 Honda VT700C near Dorset, Vermont Whayne Wilson 1975 2005 29 years Costa Rican footballer car San José, Costa Rica Collided with a truck and died four days later in the hospital. Carol Willis 1951 1971 20 years American Playboy Playmate car Laguna Beach, California Shahdon Winchester 1992 2019 27 years Trinidadian Footballer car Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago Gustav Winckler 1925 1979 53 years Danish singer and composer car Viborg, Denmark Al Wingo 1898 1964 66 years American baseball player truck Lincoln Park, Michigan Jorn Winther 2018 88 years Danish-American director car Wiris Gustavo de Oliveira 2000 2023 23 years Brazilian footballer car Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bob Wollek 1943 2001 57 years French race car driver bicycle U.S. Route 98, Florida Collided with a van. Harry Wolverton 1873 1937 63 years American baseball player pedestrian Oakland, California While on patrol as an officer with the Oakland Police Department, Wolverton was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. John Woods 1898 1946 48 years American baseball player car Norfolk, Virginia While serving as Chief of Norfolk Police, Woods crashed while responding to a vehicle accident. Christopher Worrell 1954 1977 23 years Australian serial killer (Truro Murders) car Truro, South Australia, Australia While abducting a woman named Deborah Skuse, Worrell was driving to Adelaide. The car blew a tire and rolled over several times, killing Skuse and Worrell. Freda Wright-Sorce 1955 2005 50 years American radio personality car Ocean City, Maryland She died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile crash on Maryland Route 90. Wu Jianmin 1939 2016 77 years Chinese diplomat car Wuhan, China Rolf Wütherich 1927 1981 53 years German James Dean's passenger during his fatal crash car Honda Civic Kupferzell, Germany Was DUI when he fatally crashed. N. C. Wyeth 1882 1945 62 years American artist and illustrator car Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania Wyeth and his grandson died in a collision at a railway crossing near his Chadds Ford home. Charles Wyly 1933 2011 77 years American Businessman car Porsche Targa Near Aspen, Colorado Wyly was turning onto a highway near the local airport when his Porsche was hit by a SUV according to the Colorado State Highway Patrol. Khalid Shameem Wynne 1953 2017 64 years Pakistani military officer car SUV Chakri, Punjab, India Y Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Saksham Yadav 1989 2018 28 years Indian powerlifter car Suzuki Dzire Delhi–Panipat Highway Hiromi Yanagihara 1979 1999 19 years Japanese Country Musume singer car Nakasatsunai, Hokkaido, Japan Yanagihara was killed in a car crash one week before the group Hello! Project's first release, Futari no Hokkaidou. Anton Yelchin 1989 2016 27 years American actor SUV Jeep Grand Cherokee Los Angeles, California, United States As Yelchin got out of his car and went to check his locked gate for mail, the vehicle rolled back down his driveway, which was on a steep incline, and trapped him against the pillar and a security fence. Mikhail Yeremin 1968 1991 23 years Soviet footballer car Zelenograd, Russia (formal part of Soviet Union) Yevhen Yevseyev 1987 2011 24 years Ukrainian football car Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine Gunpei Yokoi 1941 1997 56 years Japanese Nintendo executive stationary Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan He was in a car driven by his associate Etsuo Kiso, when the car rear-ended a truck. They got out to inspect the damage, and Yokoi was hit and fatally injured by a passing car. B. J. Young 1977 2005 28 years American ice hockey player car Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Buddy Young 1926 1983 57 years American football player car Terrell, Texas Young lost control of his car, which came to rest in a creekbed about 300 feet (90 m) off Interstate Highway 20. Cliff Young 1964 1993 29 years American baseball pitcher car Montgomery County, Texas He went off the road and hit a tree, dying instantly. Galen Young 1975 2021 45 years American basketball player stationary Memphis, Tennessee He was staying at his mother's house when a car crashed through the wall and into the room where he was. He was found dead under the debris. Z Name Birth Death Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Crash location Details Serhiy Zakarlyuka 1976 2014 38 years Ukrainian footballer car Poltava, Ukraine The crash injured a teammate who was a passenger. Călin Zanc 1971 2014 43 years Romanian footballer car Jichișu de Jos, Romania He lost control and crashed into a fence. Giacomo Zani 1932 2021 89 years Italian conductor and musicologist car Subaru Casalmaggiore, Italy He lost control and crashed into a lamppost. Jeffrey Zaslow 1958 2012 53 years American author and journalist car Warner Township, Michigan Anatoliy Zayaev 1931 2012 81 years Ukrainian football and coach car Honda CR-V Melitopol, Ukraine Eric Zentner 1981 2011 30 years American fashion model car Buellton, Santa Barbara County Died as the result of a hit and run incident. Hicham Zerouali 1977 2004 27 years Moroccan footballer car Rabat, Morocco Aleksandr Zhirov 1958 1983 24 years Russian alpine skier car near Yakhroma, Moscow Oblast, Russia Claudia Zobel 1964 1984 19 years Filipina actress car Makati, Philippines Vano Zodelava 1957 2019 61 years Georgian politician car Tbilisi, Soviet Union See also List of deaths by motorcycle crash List of professional cyclists who died during a race List of racing drivers who died in racing crashes Lists of people by cause of death References Southwell, David; Twist, Sean (2007). Mysterious Deaths and Disappearances. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 80. ISBN 9781404210813. 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