List of people who died in traffic collisions

This is a list of notable people who have been killed in road accidents. 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".

A

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Norifumi Abe	1975	2007	Japanese	motorcycle racer	scooter	Yamaha XP 500 TMAX	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Frank Adams	1930	1989	British	mathematician	car
Adegoke Adelabu	1915	1958	Nigerian	politician	car
Nick Adenhart	1986	2009	American	baseball pitcher	car	Mitsubishi Eclipse	Fullerton, California
Adrian Adonis	1954	1988	American	professional wrestler	car		Lewisporte, Newfoundland, Canada
Martin Aldridge	1974	2000	British	footballer	car	Peugeot	A45, England
Steve Allen	1921	2000	American	actor, songwriter, author	car		Encino, California
Duane Allman	1946	1971	American	guitarist	motorcycle	Harley-Davidson	Macon, Georgia
Andrei Amalrik	1938	1980	Russian	writer	car		Near Guadalajara, Spain
Eric Andolsek	1966	1992	American	football player	stationary		Thibodaux, Louisiana
Jack Anglin	1916	1963	American	Country music singer	car		Madison, Tennessee
Silvana Armenulić	1939	1976	Bosnian	singer	car	Ford Granada	Kolari, Smederevo, Yugoslavia	The car was reportedly travelling 130 km/h (81 mph), when it collided with a FAP truck.
Carlos Arruza	1920	1966	Mexican	bullfighter	car
Don Ashby	1955	1981	Canadian	ice hockey player	car
Georgi Asparuhov	1943	1971	Bulgarian	footballer	car
Basil al-Assad	1962	1994	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, Bassel is said to have collided with a motorway roundabout without wearing a seatbelt, and he died instantly.
Astrid of Sweden	1905	1935	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.
Reg Armstrong	1926	1979	Irish	motorcycle racer	motorcycle
Pascale Audret	1936	2000	French	actress	car (passenger)		Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, France
Lauri Aus	1970	2003	Estonian	professional cyclist	bicycle		Tartu, Estonia	Aus was struck by a truck during a workout session.

B

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Christian Bakkerud	1984	2011	Danish	Retired racing driver	car	Audi RS6	Putney Heath near Wimbledon Common	Investigations ongoing.
Mirsada Bajraktarević	1951	1976	Bosnian	singer	car	Ford Granada	Kolari, Smederevo, Yugoslavia	The car was reportedly travelling 130 km/h (81 mph), when it collided with a FAP truck.
Harry Bamford	1920	1958	England	footballer	motorcycle		Bristol, England	Collided with a car. He remained in hospital for three days before finally dying from his injuries on 31 October.
Maurice Banach	1967	1991	German	footballer	car	Opel Omega Kombi	Autobahn near Remscheid, Germany
Ian Bannen	1928	1999	Scottish	actor	car	Renault Laguna	Knockies Straight, Scotland	With his wife driving, hit a verge and the vehicle overturned.
Gerhard Barkhorn	1919	1983	German	World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace	car		Cologne, Germany	Crashed during a winter storm killing his wife and fatally injuring himself.
Roland Barthes	1915	1980	French	Philosopher	pedestrian		Paris, France	Hit by a laundry van while walking home from a lunch party hosted by François Mitterrand.
Jeff Batters	1970	1996	American	Ice hockey player	car	Pickup Truck	Trans-Canada Highway Canmore, Alberta, Canada	Driving the wrong way down a highway access ramp at 4am, the truck drove off the road and rolled. Jeff Batters was ejected and crushed by the truck. Another passenger, 18-year old Sherri Kalan was also killed. Police botched the investigation and could not determine who was driving, so all charges were dropped.
Chris Bell	1951	1978	American	Big Star musician	car	Triumph TR7
Brad Beckman	1964	1989	American	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.
Lamont Bentley	1973	2005	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, ejected through moonroof, and run over by five other vehicles.
Liz Birt	1956	2005	American	Corporate, tax and health care attorney and lobbyist.	car	2006 Ford Taurus	Aspen, Colorado	The driver of the Taurus (with Birt as a passenger) turned left onto the highway into the path of an oncoming pickup truck which struck the passenger side of the car killing Birt.
J. Stuart Blackton	1875	1941	American	Film producer
Bill Boaks	1904	1986	British	Political campaigner for road safety	bus			Boaks was injured in a minor road traffic accident while getting off a bus. His death in hospital two years later was the result of complications from the head injuries sustained.
Marc Bolan	1947	1977	British	T.Rex musician	car (passenger)	Mini 1275GT	Queens Ride, Barnes Common, southwest London	Driver was girlfriend Gloria Jones.
D. Boon	1958	1985	American	The Minutemen musician	van			Was sleeping on the van when it crashed
Luc Bourdon	1987	2008	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.
Peter "Possum" Bourne	1956	2003	New Zealand	Rally driver	car	Subaru Forester	Race to the Sky track, Cardrona, New Zealand	During course inspection, Bourne collided head on with a competitor's Jeep Cherokee who was later charged for dangerous driving
Dennis Brain	1921	1957	British	Horn virtuoso	car	Triumph TR2
Jaime Bravo	1932	1970	Mexican	Matador	car
Nino Bravo	1944	1973	Spanish	Singer and songwriter	car	BMW 2800	Villarrubio, Cuenca
Gianni Brera	1919	1992	Italian	sports journalist and novelist	car		Codogno, Lodi, Italy
Michel Brière	1949	1971	Canadian	NHL player	car	Mercury Cougar	Quebec Route 117, Val-d'Or	Crashed his car on May 15, 1970 and was ejected, suffering major head trauma. Died 11 months after the accident without regaining consciousness.
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann	1940	1975	German	Poet
Gladys Brockwell	1893	1929	American	actress	car		Ventura Highway	Male friend driver, who later said he'd been blinded by dust in an eye, went off road and over a 75 foot embankment, she was crushed under the car.
Herb Brooks	1937	2003	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.
Clifford Brown	1930	1956	American	jazz trumpeter aka "Brownie"	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 were killed in the resulting crash.
Jerome Brown	1965	1992	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.
Jean Bugatti	1909	1939	French	Automotive designer	car	Bugatti Type 57S Tank
Brandon Burlsworth	1976	1999	American	American football player	car		near Alpena, Arkansas
Cliff Burton	1962	1986	American	Metallica bass guitarist	tour bus		European route E4 in Ljungby Municipality, Sweden	Thrown out of window and crushed after the bus skidded off the road and landed on its side.

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Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Miguel Caldés Luis	1970	2000	Cuban	Baseball player			Saratoga, Camagüey, Cuba
Albert Camus	1913	1960	French-Algerian	Writer and Nobel Prize-winner	car	Facel Vega	Villeblevin, France	Michel Gallimard, the driver, was also killed.
Eric Campbell	1878	1917	British	Silent screen star and ubiquitous nemesis of Charlie Chaplin	car		Los Angeles
Cornelius Cardew	1936	1981	English	Composer	pedestrian		Leyton, London	Killed in a "hit and run" incident. The driver of the car was never found.
Cecilia (Spanish singer), real name Evangelina Sobredo Galanes	1948	1976	Spanish	Singer-songwriter	car	SEAT 124	Near Benavente, in Zamora province, Spain	Musician José Luiz Gonzalez also died in the accident.
Chang Yu-sheng	1966	1997	Taiwanese	Pop singer, composer and producer	car
Harry Chapin	1942	1981	American	Musician and film producer	car	Volkswagen Rabbit	Long Island Expressway, New York	Collision with truck.
Ernest Chausson	1855	1899	French	Composer	bicycle		Limay, Yvelines, France	Collision with wall.
Steve Chiasson	1967	1999	Canadian	Hockey player	pick-up truck		North Carolina	Fell out of truck after collision. Was over drink-drive limit.
Dugald Christie	1941	2006	Canadian	Lawyer and political activist	bicycle		Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada	Collision with truck.
Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia	1960	1994	Yugoslav	Royalty	car		Irvine, California	The death was determined to be suicide by carbon monoxide.
Bob Clark	1939	2007	American	Film director	car	Infiniti I30	Pacific Coast Highway, near Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California	Collision with SUV.
Spencer Clark	1987	2006	American	NASCAR driver	Truck		Near Albuquerque, New Mexico	Truck was carrying a car and fell over.
Eddie Cochran	1938	1960	American	Musician	taxi	Ford Consul	M4 motorway near Chippenham, Wiltshire	Taxi blew a tyre and collided with a lamp-post. Gene Vincent and Sharon Sheeley, the other passengers, survived the crash.
Ludo Coeck	1955	1985	Belgian	Footballer	car	BMW	Near Rumst, Belgium	Collision with central reservation.
Alexis Cohen	1983	2009	American	Actress and American Idol Participate	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 drink-driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
Brian Cole	1979 c.	2001	American	Baseball player	car
Bonar Colleano	1924	1958	American	actor	car		Queensway Tunnel, Birkenhead
Billy Collins	1961	1984	American	Boxer	car	1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass	Antioch, Tennessee	Collision with culvert.
Rob Collins	1965	1996	English	Musician and keyboardist of The Charlatans	car	BMW	Wales	Was over the drink-drive limit and not wearing a seatbelt.
Coluche	1944	1986	French	Comedian	Motorcycle		Opio, Alpes-Maritimes, France	Collision with lorry.
Amie Comeaux	1976	1997	American	Country singer	car	Dodge Avenger	Near Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Car overturned.
Jim Connors	1940	1987	American	Legendary radio disc jockey and On Air personality	car		Interstate 95 in Greenville County, Virginia
Pete Conrad	1930	1999	American	Lunar astronaut	motorcycle		Ojai, California	Veered off road and crashed.
Dallas Cook	1982	2005	American	Musician	motorcycle		Costa Mesa Freeway, near Orange, California	Collision with car.
Gottfried von Cramm	1909	1976	German	Tennis player	car		Near Cairo, Egypt
Seymour Cray	1925	1996	American	Supercomputer architect	car	Jeep Cherokee	Interstate 25 near Colorado Springs, Colorado	Collision with another vehicle.
Kenneth Craik	1914	1945	British	Philosopher and psychologist	bicycle
Tonya Crews	1938	1966	American	Model and Playboy Playmate	car
Bob Cryer	1934	1994	British	Labour MP	car	Rover	M1 motorway near Watford, England	Car overturned on motorway. His wife, Ann, survived the crash.
Alan Crosland	1894	1936	American	Film director	car		Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
Laurie Cunningham	1956	1989	English	footballer	car	Renault 5 GTI	Madrid	Car collided with barrier and overturned.
Pierre Curie	1859	1906	French	Chemist and physicist, 1903 Nobel Prize	pedestrian		Rue Dauphine, Paris	Run over by a horse-drawn vehicle.
Greg Curnoe	1936	1992	Canadian	Painter	bicycle			Knocked down by a pick-up truck.

D

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Vitaly Daraselia	1957	1982	Georgian	footballer
Betty Jack Davis	1932	1953	American	Country music singer; one half of The Davis Sisters	car			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.
Jimmy Davis	1983	2003	British	Manchester United footballer	car	BMW 3 series	M40 motorway in Oxfordshire	Crashed into back of lorry. Was twice over the drink-drive limit.
James Dean	1931	1955	American	Actor	car	Porsche 550 Spyder	near Cholame, California
Mike Darr	1976	2002	American	Baseball player	car		Peoria, Arizona
Roger Delgado	1918	1973	British	actor	car		Republic of Turkey	Died on location in Turkey while shooting the (never-completed) movie Bell of Tibet. Two Turkish film technicians were killed in the same crash.
Kazimierz Deyna	1947	1989	Polish	footballer	car	BMW	San Diego, California
Diana, Princess of Wales	1961	1997	British	member of British royal family	car	1994 Mercedes-Benz S280 W140	Pont de l'Alma road tunnel, Paris, France	Diana's companion, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the car, Henri Paul, were killed in the same crash; Fayed's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones survived. Further reading: Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
František Dibarbora	1916	1987	Slovak	actor	car
Mike Dickin	1943	2006	British	Radio DJ	car		Cornwall
Lou DiMuro	1932	1982	American	Baseball umpire	pedestrian		Arlington, Texas
Bridget Driscoll	1852	1896	British	The first pedestrian victim of an automobile accident in the United Kingdom.	pedestrian		Crystal Palace, London	One of the earliest recorded road accident victims.
Alfred Dobbs	1882	1945	British	politician	car		Doncaster, England	Dobbs' car was in collision with a military vehicle
Ian Stuart Donaldson	1957	1993	British	Neo-Nazi musician	car	Volkswagen Polo	Near Burnaston, Derbyshire
Françoise Dorléac	1942	1967	French	Film actress	car	Renault 10	A8 autoroute near Villeneuve-Loubet	Collided with signpost.
Piero Drogo	1926	1973	Italian	racing driver and coachbuilder	car	Ferrari 250 California	Bologna	Crashed into a broken down truck in a tunnel, both were unlit.
Alexander Dubček	1921	1992	Slovak	politician	car	BMW 535i	D1 highway near Humpolec, Czech Republic	Car veered off road.
Gus Dudgeon	1942	2002	British	Record producer	car	Jaguar XK8	M4 motorway between Reading and Maidenhead	Car veered off road.
Fred Duesenberg	1876	1932	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.
Isadora Duncan	1878	1927	American	Dancer	car	Amilcar	Nice, France	Strangled by own headscarf after collision.
Ryan Dunn	1977	2011	American	Reality television personality and daredevil	car	Porsche 911 GT3	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Collided with tree. Was twice over the drink-drive limit.
Al Dvorin	1923	2004	American	Elvis Presley concert announcer	car		Near Ivanpah, California

E

Name	Nationality	Birth	Death	Notability	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Edem Ephraim	British	1959	1995	singer and one half of London Boys	car		Eastern Alps, Austria	His colleague, Dennis Fuller, also died in the head-on collision with a drunken Swiss.

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Name	Nationality	Birth	Death	Notability	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Pål Arne Fagernes	Norwegian	1974	2003	Athlete (javelin)	car		European route E6 near Moss, Norway	Collided with a truck/lorry.
Falco	Austrian	1957	1998	Rock musician	SUV	Mitsubishi Montero	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	Collided with a bus.
Giuseppe Farina	Italy	1906	1966	Inaugural Formula One world champion	car	Lotus Cortina	Chambéry, France
Richard Fariña	American	1937	1966	musician and writer	motorcycle		Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, California	Motorbike veered off road. Driver survived.
Richard Farrell	New Zealand	1926	1958	classical pianist	car		Arundel, Sussex, England
Forough Farroxzad	Iran	1934	1966	Modernist Poet	car	Jeep	Gholhak, Tehran, Iran	In order to avoid hitting a school bus, she swerved her Jeep, which hit a stone wall; she died before reaching the hospital.
Dodi Fayed	Egyptian	1957	1997	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 accident. 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
Torsten Fenslau	German	1964	1993	Record Producer, DJ	car	Mercedes-Benz 500SL	Landesstraße 3097, Near Messel, Hessen, Germany	Fenslau, best known for his involvement in Culture Beat, lost control of his car, causing it to roll several times before coming to rest in a field. Fenslau, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle, dying in hospital a short time later.
Alberto Fernández	Spanish	1955	1984	road racing cyclist	car		Near Aranda de Duero, Burgos Province, Spain	His wife was also killed in the crash.
Rommel Fernandez	Panamanian	1966	1993	footballer	car		Near Albacete, Spain	His cousin, Ronny Rojo, survived the crash.
John Farrington	American	1936	1964	American football player	car		Rensselaer, Indiana
Aaron Flahavan	English	1975	2001	footballer	car	BMW sports car	Near Bournemouth, England
Charley Fox	Canadian	1920	2008	RCAF fighter pilot	car		Tillsonburg, Ontario
Stan Fox	American	1952	2000	racing driver	van		Desert Road, south of Auckland, New Zealand
Dennis Fuller	Jamaican	1959	1995	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.

G

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Gary Gabelich	1940	1984	American	Land speed record holder	motorcycle		Long Beach, California	Collision with truck.
Rino Gaetano	1950	1981	Italian	Singer-songwriter	car	Volvo 343	Via Nomentana, Rome	Collision with lorry.
Willie Galimore	1935	1964	American	Football player	car		Rensselaer, Indiana
Niccolò Galli	1983	2001	Italian	Footballer	car		Bologna	Car collided with central reservation.
Julio Gallo	1910	1993	American	Winemaker	car		Near Tracy, California	Car veered off road.
Bob Gassoff	1953	1977	Canadian	Ice hockey player	motorcycle		Near Villa Ridge, Missouri	Head-on collision with car.
Lino Gastaldello	1939	2010	Italy	Businessman, owner of Wilier Triestina	bicycle		San Zenone degli Ezzelini	Head-on collision with car.
Antoni Gaudí	1852	1926	Spanish	Architect	pedestrian		Barcelona	Struck by a tram and died from his injuries three days later.
Marty Gauss	1965	1997	American		Truck			Drunk driver hit him head on.
Bill George	1929	1982	American	American football Hall of Famer	van		Wisconsin	Mr. George was driving eastbound on Illinois 72 when a tractor-trailer struck his van at an intersection.
Marie-Christine Gessinger	1992	2010	Austrian	Fashion model	car	Volkswagen Golf	Austria	Struck into a tree at 150 km/h over the permitted 100 km/h.
Ghazi of Iraq	1912	1939		King of Iraq 1933–1939	car			Ghazi died in 1939 in a mysterious accident involving a sports car he was driving. Some believe he was killed on the orders of Nuri as-Said.
Juan Gómez González	1954	1992	Spanish	footballer	car		Calzado de Oropesa, Spain
Princess Grace of Monaco	1929	1982	American	actress/Monegasque Royalty	car	Rover P6	Route de la Turbie near Monte Carlo	Car veered off road and overturned. Grace's daughter Princess Stéphanie survived.
David Griggs	1967	1995	American	American football player	car		Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Collision with billboard.
Nicolas Grunitzky	1913	1969	Togolese	exiled President of Togo	car		Côte d'Ivoire
Arthur Guyton	1919	2003	American	Physiologist	car

H

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Paul Hackman	1953	1992	Canadian	musician	van		Near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Van belonging to Helix, Paul Hackman's band, veered off road and fell down embankment.
Jörg Haider	1950	2008	Austrian	politician, Governor of Carinthia	car	Volkswagen Phaeton	Near Köttmannsdorf, Carinthia, Austria	Car veered off road and fell down embankment.
Mike Hailwood	1940	1981	British	Motorcycle racer	car	Rover SD1	A435 Alcester Road, near Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England	Collision with lorry. Hailwood's daughter Michelle was also killed.
Veikko Hakulinen	1925	2003	Finnish	Skier	car		Valkeakoski, Finland
David Halberstam	1934	2007	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.
Josh Hancock	1978	2007	American	Baseball player	car	Ford Explorer	Near St. Louis, Missouri	Collision with truck. Hancock was twice over the drink-drive limit.
Mary Hansen	1966	2002	Australian	Vocalist with Stereolab	bicycle		London, United Kingdom	Crushed to death by lorry.
Ron Hansen	1960	1993	American	jockey
Sajjadul Hasan	1978	2007	Bangladeshi	Cricketer	motorcycle
Ahmed Hassanein	1889	1946	Egyptian	Political advisor, writer, and sportsman	car		Egypt	Collision with British military vehicle.
Mike Hawthorn	1929	1959	British	Racing driver	car	Jaguar Mark 1	A3 near Guildford, England	Collision with tree.
Michael Hedges	1953	1997	American	Musician	car	BMW	State Route 128, near Boonville, California	Car veered off road and fell down embankment.
Conrad Hendricks	1979	2006	South African	Footballer	car		Near Johannesburg
Chris Henry	1983	2009	American	American footballer	pick-up truck		Near Charlotte, North Carolina	Fell out of pick-up truck window.
Bob Herbert	1942	1999	British	Talent manager	car	MG F	Windsor Great Park, Berkshire	Collision with fence.
Ivan Hlinka	1950	2004	Czech	Ice hockey player	car		Near Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic	Collision with truck.
Heinz Hofer	1943	1977	Swiss	Racing team manager and mechanic	car	Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer	A27, near Portsmouth, England	Collision with another vehicle.
Marty Hogan	1869	1923	American	Baseball player	car			Died of injuries received in accident.
Patrick Hogan	1891	1936	Irish	Politician	car		Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland
Ben Hollioake	1977	2002	English	Cricketer	car	Porsche 968 convertible	Kwinana Freeway, Perth, Australia	Collision with wall.
Johnny Horton	1925	1960	American	Musician	car	Cadillac	Near Milano, Texas	Car fell off bridge into ditch after colliding with a truck.
Tim Horton	1930	1974	Canadian	Ice hockey player	car	De Tomaso Pantera	Queen Elizabeth Way at crossing of Twelve Mile Creek, Ontario	Car collided with culvert, throwing Horton out.
Dean Horrix	1961	1990	English	footballer	car		Berkshire, England	His wife survived the crash.
Peter Houseman	1945	1977	English	footballer	car		Near Oxford, England	His wife and two friends were also killed.
Beatrice Hsu	1978	2007	Taiwanese	actress	car	Mini Cooper	National Highway No. 1 near Taichung, Taiwan	Car collided with central reservation and then with a lorry.
John Hugenholtz	1914	1995	Dutch	Race circuit designer	car		Zandvoort, Netherlands	His wife died instantly; he died later of his injuries.

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Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Ben Ineson	1990	2009		Downhill racer	car (passenger)	Peugeot 306	Long Preston, North Yorkshire, England	Car that he and Tom Rodgers were traveling in left the road and struck a tree.
Vernon Isley	1942	1955	American	singer and original member of The Isley Brothers	bicycle		Cincinnati, Ohio	His bicycle was struck by a car near his home.

J

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Notability	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Location of accident	Details
James Jabara	1923	1966	American	War ace pilot	car	Volkswagen	Delray Beach, Florida
Randall Jarrell	1914	1965	American	poet	pedestrian		Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Paul Jarrico	1915	1997	American	Screenwriter	car
Claudia Jennings	1949	1979	American	Model and Playboy Playmate	car	Volkswagen Beetle	Malibu, California
Tado Jimenez	1974	2014	Filipino	Comedian	bus (passenger)		Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines	Jimenez died in an accident involving a Florida bus on February 7, 2014. He was among the 14 people killed in the accident, which occurred around 7:20 a.m. (PST) at Banaue-Bontoc road in Sitio Panggang, Barangay Talubin, Bontoc, Mountain Province.[10]
Jack Johnson	1878	1946	American	Boxer	car		Franklinton, North Carolina
James Weldon Johnson	1871	1938	American	Lawyer and civil rights advocate	car		Wiscasset, Maine	Accident happened on level crossing.
Kenneth Jones	1952	1969	American	songwriter	car			Jones was killed in an automobile accident.
Ray Jones	1988	2007	English	footballer	car (passenger)	Volkswagen Golf	East Ham, London	Vehicle collided with bus.
Junkyard Dog (Real name: Sylvester Ritter)	1952	1998	American	Professional wrestler	car		Interstate 20, near Forest, Mississippi

K

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation (or claim to notability)	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Ludvik Kalma	1941	1996	Czech	executive and president of Škoda Auto	car	Škoda Octavia	Horusice, Czech Republic	On the I / 3 road near the village of Horusice, Kalma's car crashed into a disabled Scania truck transporting wood and blocking the road. His car then hit another car. Kalma was killed instantly.
Yutaka Kanai	1959	1990	Japanese	long-distance runner			Hokkaido, Japan	He was killed in a traffic accident.
Kemistry	1963	1999	English	DJ	car (passenger)		Hampshire, England	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.
Valeri Kharlamov	1948	1981	Russian	ice hockey player	car		Solnechnogorsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union	Valeri and his wife Irina died tragically in a car accident on the busy highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Terrence Kiel	1980	2008	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 Kiel was barely breathing when paramedics got to him and he died about an hour later.
Witold Kiełtyka	1984	2007	Polish	death metal drummer	bus (passenger)		Novozybkov, Russia	While traveling to a show in Gomel, Belarus, Decapitated and the other band that was on the tour bus, Crionics, were involved in a bus accident. The tour bus collided with a truck carrying wood, causing serious head injuries to both Kiełtyka and Adrian Kowanek. The two were taken to a hospital in Novozybkov, Russia. While Kiełtyka's family released a statement on November 1, 2007, saying that his condition had improved, he underwent trepanation and was due to be transported to a hospital in Kraków, Poland, for further treatment. However, Kiełtyka died on November 2, 2007, at the age of 23.
Ken Kifer	1945	2003	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 died the next morning.
Sam Kinison	1953	1992	American	stand-up comedian and actor	car	1989 Pontiac Trans Am	west of Needles, California	Kinison died after his car was struck head-on on U.S. Route 95, four miles (6 km) north of Interstate 40, by a pickup truck driven by 17-year-old Troy Pierson, who had been drinking alcohol. The pickup truck crossed the center line of the roadway and went into Kinison's lane. At the time of the collision, Kinison was traveling to Laughlin, Nevada to perform at a sold-out show.
Andy Kirby	1961	2002	American	NASCAR stockcar driver	motorcycle		White House, Tennessee	He was killed in a motorcycle accident in his home town.
Hugo Koblet	1925	1964	Swiss	champion cyclist	car		Egg, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland	Koblet died at 39, four days after a car crash, with speculation that his death may have been suicide.
Mary Jo Kopechne	1940	1969	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 was without guardrails. The Oldsmobile landed in Poucha Pond and overturned in the water; Kennedy extricated himself from the vehicle and survived, but Kopechne did not.
Lou Kolls	1896	1941	American	baseball umpire	car		Hooppole, Illinois	Head-on collision.
Nikola Kotkov	1938	1971	Bulgarian	football striker			Sofia, Bulgaria	Kotkov died together with his friend and teammate Georgi Asparuhov in a traffic accident in the Vitinya Pass of the Balkan Mountains, en route to Vratsa.
Kostas Kouvidis	1976	2007	Greek	drummer	car		Athens, Greece	He was tragically lost in a car crash by an insanely speeding 18 year old street bandit.
Ernie Kovacs	1919	1962	American	comedian, actor, and writer	car	Chevrolet Corvair station wagon	Los Angeles, California	Kovacs was killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles 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 southern California 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.
Philip Taylor Kramer	1952	1995	American	bass guitar player for the rock group Iron Butterfly	minivan	1993 green Ford Aerostar	near Malibu, California	Kramer drove to Los Angeles International Airport to pick up an investor. He spent forty-five minutes at the airport but failed to meet the investor. Kramer did make a flurry of cell phone calls, including one to the police during which he said, "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.
Marek Krejčí	1980	2007	Slovak	footballer	car	Audi S3	near Maitenbeth, Bavaria, Germany	He died in a road accident in the early morning driving on the road B12 toward Mühldorf, while returning to Burghausen from Munich, when he lost control over the car in the left turn. The car subsequently swung off the road and continued to spin for about 50 metres before its roof hit a tree in the adjacent forest. Krejčí was left trapped inside the vehicle and the fire brigade was unable to save him. The probable cause of the accident is suspected to have been excessive speeding.
Richard Kröll	1968	1996	Austrian	alpine skier	car		Zillertal road (B 169), Austria	He hit a German bus on a wet road head and died at the scene.
Juscelino Kubitschek	1902	1976	Brazilian	Former president	car		near Resende, Rio de Janeiro	He was killed in a car crash.
Evgeny Kucherevsky	1941	2006	Ukrainian	football coach	car	Mercedes-Benz	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	Kucherevskyi's car suffered a head-on collision with a KAMAZ truck.
Janusz Kulig	1969	2004	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.
Atsushi Kuroi	1969	2010	Japanese	professional drifting driver	motorcycle			He died during the evening due to a motorcycle accident. Kuroi was hit by another vehicle while travelling home from work on his motorcycle. Kuroi later died in the hospital after bleeding to death from injuries to his thigh.

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Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation (or claim to notability)	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Nicolae Labiş	1935	1956	Romanian	poet	pedestrian		University Square, Bucharest	He lost his balance, caught the grille between the tram wagons, his head hit the pavement, and he was dragged a short distance.
Scott LaFaro	1936	1961	American	jazz musician	car		Flint, New York	LaFaro died in an automobile accident in the summer of 1961 in Flint, New York on U.S. Route 20 between Geneva and Canandaigua.
Martin Lamble	1949	1969	British	drummer for British electric folk band, Fairport Convention	van		Birmingham, England	Crashed on the M1 motorway on the way home from a gig at Mothers, a club in Birmingham.
Mark Langford	1964	2007	British	Controversial company director of The Accident Group	car	Opel Corsa	Marbella, Spain	Langford died when his car left the road.
T. E. Lawrence	1888	1935	British	army officer	motorcycle	Brough Superior SS100	Dorset, England	Lawrence was fatally injured in an accident when a dip in the road obstructed his view of two boys on their bicycles; he swerved to avoid them, lost control, and was thrown over the handlebars. He died six days later.
Iry LeJeune	1928	1955	American	Cajun accordionist	pedestrian		Eunice, Louisiana	Hit by a car while changing a tire.
Julia Lennon	1914	1958	British	mother of John Lennon	pedestrian		Menlove Avenue, Woolton, Liverpool, England	While crossing Menlove Avenue to the central reservation between two traffic lanes, she was struck and killed by a Standard Vanguard car.
Charles Lewis, Jr.	1963	2009	American	businessman, promoter and entertainer	car	Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale	Newport Beach, California	Lewis died in a high-speed car crash when his car 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".
Jim Liberman	1945	1977	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	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.
Audrey Lindvall	1982	2006	American	model	bicycle		Lee's Summit, Missouri	The 23-year-old was riding a bike near her childhood home. 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	Canadian	actress	car	Chrysler Grand Caravan	Saint-Césaire, Quebec	Linetsky and her 15/Love costar Vadim Schneider were killed in a traffic collision on their way to the set.
Desmond Llewelyn	1914	1999	British	actor Q in the James Bond movies)	car	Renault Megane	Firle, East Sussex	Llewelyn's car collided head-on with a Fiat Bravo on the A27.
Linda Lovelace	1949	2002	American	actress	car		Denver, Colorado	She was involved in a serious automobile accident, suffering massive trauma and internal injuries. On April 22, 2002, she was taken off life support.
Lisa Lopes	1971	2002	American	singer with the R&B trio TLC	SUV	Mitsubishi Montero Sport	La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras	Lopes swerved to the right slightly 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.
Juan López Mella	1965	1995	Spanish	motorcycle racer				Traffic accident when he went to the circuit of Calafat to test with Team Arbizu.
Mitch Lucker	1984	2012	American	Frontman of metal band Suicide Silence.	motorcycle	2013 Harley Davidson	Huntington Beach, California	On November 1, 2012, it was announced by Orange County Coroners Office that Mitch Lucker had died that day from injuries sustained after a motorcycle accident at Huntington Beach, California. The coroner's office said Lucker was "pronounced dead at 6:17 a.m. Thursday at UCI Medical Center in Orange County". One report stated that Lucker crashed his motorcycle shortly after 9:00 p.m. on October 31.
Krysti Lynn	1971	1995	American	actress	car	Acura Legend	Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California	She died when her car went off the road at 100 mph (160 km/h) and fell 150 feet (46 m) into a ravine.

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Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation (or claim to notability)	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Shawn Mackay	1982	2009	Australia	Rugby union player	pedestrian		Durban, South Africa	Died of complications a week after the accident.
David Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron	1924	2006	British	Peerage	motorcycle			Died from sustained injuries from a collision with dustcart seven weeks later.
Aristide Maillol	1861	1944	French	artist	car
Sigisfredo Mair	1939	1977	Italian	luger	car
Stephen Malcolm	1970	2001	Jamaica	footballer	car
Anna Malle	1967	2006	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.
Barry Mannakee	1947	1987	British	bodyguard and alleged lover of Diana, Princess of Wales	motorcycle (passenger)	Suzuki	Woodford, east London
César Manrique	1919	1992	Spanish	architect	car
Jayne Mansfield	1933	1967	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 because of a truck spraying mosquito fogger. The automobile struck the rear of the semi tractor and underrode it, killing its front seat occupants Mansfield, her boyfriend Sam Brody and her driver instantly.
Lesley Manyathela	1981	2003	South Africa	footballer	car
Joey Marella	1964	1994	American	World Wrestling Federation referee	car
Johnny Mauro	1910	2003	United States	Racing driver			Interstate 70, near Denver	Head-on collision
Michelle Monkhouse	1991	2011	Canadian	Fashion model	car		Markham, Ontario	Contact with black ice causing her to collide with oncoming traffic.
Gonzalo Márquez	1946	1984	Venezuelan	Major league baseball player	car		Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela	He was returning home from a baseball game.
Billy Martin	1929	1989	American	Baseball player and manager	car		Port Crane, north of Binghamton, New York	He was killed in a low speed, single vehicle collision during an ice storm at the end of the driveway to his farm on Christmas Day 1989.
Fernando Martín Espina	1962	1989	Spanish	Basketball player	car	limited edition Lancia Thema with a Ferrari engine	Madrid, Spain	First Spaniard to play in the NBA, inductee of the FIBA Hall of Fame
Pyotr Masherov	1918	1980	Belarusian	First secretary of Belarusian committee of the Communist Party of Soviet Union and a communist leader of Soviet Belarus	car			His car, escorted by police, collided with a produce truck (potatoes).
Sergei Maslov	1939	1982	Russian	mathematician
Lebo Mathosa	1977	2006	South African	popular Kwaito singer	car		Johannesburg, South Africa	Her driver lost control of her vehicle. Mathosa's car overturned and hit a tree.
Jason Mayélé	1976	2002	Congolese	footballer	car		Parma, Italy	His car collided with another while Mayélé was attempting to catch the Chievo team bus for a match against Parma. He was taken to hospital in nearby Verona by helicopter, but he died of his wounds.
Lucien Mazan	1882	1917	Argentinian	Road bicycle racer			Troyes, France	When he was six he moved with his parents to Buenos Aires where he took Argentine nationality. He joined the French army during the First World War and died when he crashed into an oncoming car at the front near Troyes.
Andy McVann	1965	1986	British	drummer	car		Liverpool, England	He died in a crash after attempting to outrun a police car near his Liverpool home.
Vittorio Mero	1974	2002	Italian	footballer	car		Rovato, Italy	Vittorio died in a car accident on the A4 highway near Rovato.
Gionata Mingozzi	1984	2008	Italian	footballer	car	Porsche	Campagna Lupia, Italy	Mingozzi died when his Porsche hit a lorry.
Solomon Mikhoels	1890	1948	Russian	actor and Jewish activist	pedestrian		Minsk, Soviet Union	According to official records, Mikhoels and a friend, Sergei Golubev, were run over by a lorry. True circumstances became known only in 1951, when Viktor Abakumov, ex-state security minister of the USSR was arrested. It turned out the writer Golubev was KGB agent. He got a task to invite Mikhoels to his friends’ dacha. The dacha belonged to the Byelorussian state security chief, Tsanava. The lorry was already prepared, under whose wheels Mikhoels and Golubev (who was sacrificed for the story's credibility) were thrown.
Darren Millane	1965	1991	Australian	Australian rules football			Albert Park, Victoria	Millane was killed in a car crash while intoxicated. On the early morning of the day, he was driving on Queens Road, near Albert Park Lake, before he clipped a semi-trailer and rolled his car, being killed instantly.
Fred Mills	1935	2009	Canadian	trumpeter and music professor			Athens, Georgia
Soledad Miranda	1943	1970	Spanish	actress	car		Estoril, Portugal	On the morning of 18 August 1970 Soledad and her husband went out driving along the Costa do Sol highway between Estoril and Lisbon. They were involved in a collision with a small truck which completely crushed their car. Though her husband, who was driving, only had minor injuries, Soledad received serious fractures to her skull and spine, placing her in a deep coma. She died hours after the accident at the Hospital of São José in Lisbon, never having come out of her coma.
Margaret Mitchell	1900	1949	American	author of Gone with the Wind	car	pedestrian	Atlanta, Georgia	Struck by a speeding automobile as she crossed Peachtree Street at 13th Street in Atlanta with her husband, John Marsh, while on her way to see a movie. She died five days later without fully regaining consciousness.
Tom Mix	1880	1940	American	actor	car	1937 Cord 812 Phaeton	Florence, Arizona	Heading toward Phoenix, he came upon construction barriers at a bridge washed away by a flash flood. He was unable to stop in time. The car swerved twice then rolled into a gully, pinning his body underneath. The 60-year-old actor was killed almost instantly.
Carlos Monzón	1942	1995	Argentina	boxer	car		Los Cerrillos, Argentina	Monzon was killed when his car ran off a road and overturned during a weekend furlough.
Bob Moose	1947	1976	American	baseball player	car		near Martins Ferry, Ohio	Killed in a head-on collision heading to Bill Mazeroski's golf course on his 29th birthday.
Russell Mockridge	1928	1958	Australian	racing cyclist	bicycle		Melbourne, Australia	Died during a race, in collision with a bus.
Saúl Morales	1973	2000	Spanish	racing cyclist	bicycle			During the Tour of Argentina he was hit by a truck that accidentally came between the riders.
Rob Moroso	1968	1990	American	NASCAR Winston Cup driver	car		near Terrell, North Carolina	Traffic accident.
Mike Mosley	1946	1984	American	IndyCar driver	van		near Aguanga, California	Died in an off-road vehicle accident in which he lost control of the van he was driving and it caught fire.
Lucille Mulhall	1885	1940	American	cowgirl and Wild West performer	car		Mulhall, Oklahoma	Killed in an automobile accident less than a mile from the Mulhall Ranch.
Rich Mullins	1955	1997	American	Christian Music artist	Jeep	Jeep	north of Bloomington, Illinois	Mullins and a friend were traveling southbound on I-39 when his Jeep rolled over. They were not wearing seat belts and were both ejected from the vehicle. When a passing semi-trailer truck swerved to miss the overturned Jeep, Mullins, who was too injured to move out of the path of the oncoming truck, was hit and died instantly at the scene.
F. W. Murnau	1888	1931	German	film director of Nosferatu	car	Rolls Royce	along the Pacific Coast Highway near Rincon Beach, south of Santa Barbara.	Murnau hit his head and died in a hospital the day after his car hit an electric pole.
Sir John Murray	1841	1914	Scots-Canadian	marine biologist	car		Kirkliston, Edinburgh	His car overturned near his home.
Mike Muuss	1958	2000	American	computer programmer, creator of Ping	car			He died while returning home from a restaurant, when his car was involved in a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 95.
Maharajapuram Santhanam	1928	1992	Indian	Guru and exponent of Indian Classical Music	car		Tindivanam, India	Maharajapuram passed away on 24 June 1992, in a car accident near Tindivanam.

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Name	Nationality	Birth	Death	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Norberto Napolitano	Argentina	1950	2005	blues and metal/rock musician Pappo	motorcycle	Harley-Davidson	route 5, km 71, Luján, Buenos Aires province
Hiromu Naruse	Japan	1944	2010	chief test driver and chief test engineer of Toyota	car	Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition	Boos, Mayen-Koblenz
Rudolf Nierlich	Austria	1966	1991	Alpine skier	car		Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Vienna
Ralph Norwood	United States	1966	1989	American football player	car		Suwanee, Georgia

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Name	Nationality	Birth	Death	Notability	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
John O'Quinn	American	1941	2009	Lawyer	car	Chevrolet Suburban	Houston, Texas	O'Quinn was driving twice the 40 mph speed limit in the rain at 8 a.m. where his Suburban slammed into a tree.
Berry Oakley	American	1948	1972	Bass guitarist	motorcycle		Macon, Georgia	Oakley was driving around a sharp right bend of the road when he crossed the line and collided at an angle with a city bus making the bend from the opposite direction. After striking the front and then the back of the bus, Oakley was thrown from his bike, and struck his head. Oakley said he was okay after the accident, declined medical treatment, and caught a ride home. Three hours later, he was rushed to the hospital, delirious and in pain, and died of cerebral swelling caused by a fractured skull.
Masao Ohba	Japanese	1949	1973	Boxer	car	Chevrolet Corvette	Tokyo, Japan	Ohba died in a car accident on an expressway in Tokyo, when he hit a truck coming down the opposite lane.
Metin Oktay	Turkish	1936	1991	footballer	car		Istanbul, Turkey	Car accident.
Mel Ott	American	1909	1958	Baseball Hall of Famer	car		New Orleans, Louisiana	Car accident.
Willem van Otterloo	Dutch	1907	1978	conductor, cellist and composer	car		St Kilda East, Victoria, Australia	He died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.

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Name	Nationality	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Carlos Paião	Portugal	1957	1988	Singer-songwriter	car	van
Fran Papasedero	United States	1969	2003	Arena football player/coach	car	Lexus sedan	Orlando, Florida	Car lost control and rolled four times; ejected due to not wearing seat belt.
Michelle Parma	United States	1975	2002	Actress	car	Jeep		Head-on collision.
Simon Patterson	England	1982	2006	footballer	car	BMW 328i
George S. Patton	United States	1885	1945	General	car	1939 Cadillac Series 75	Near Mannheim, Germany	Died from complications 12 days after accident.
Alan J. Pakula	United States	1928	1998	Film producer	car	1995 Volvo
Mike Parkes	UK	1931	1977	Auto racer
Henri Paul	France	1956	1997	Chauffeur	car	Mercedes-Benz S280	Pont de l'Alma tunnel, Paris	See also Death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
David Penhaligon	British	1944	1986	politician	car	Rover SD1	Truck Fork, Probus, Cornwall
Petropoulos Ioannis	Greek	1944	1978	MTU engineer	car	Opel Kadett coupe	Zelina, Croatia	Side-frontal collision with bus, in a turn, on a rainy night. The bus came into oncoming traffic.
Dražen Petrović	Croatia	1964	1993	Basketball player	car	Volkswagen Golf	Bundesautobahn 9 near Denkendorf, Bavaria, Germany
Bobby Phills	United States	1969	2000	Basketball player	car	1997 Porsche 993 Cabriolet	Charlotte, North Carolina
Mark Philo	English	1984	2006	footballer	car	Vauxhall Astra
Andrea Pininfarina	Italian	1957	2008	engineer and manager, CEO of Pininfarina	scooter	Vespa GT60
Ja'far Pishevari	Persian	1893	1947	founder and chairman of short-lived Azerbaijan People's Government	car		Baku, Azerbaijan	Died in a car crash.
Vasek Polak	American	1914	1997	racing team owner	car	1997 Porsche 993 Turbo S		Died later from injuries sustained in an accident in a German autobahn
Jackson Pollock	American	1912	1956	artist	car	1950 Oldsmobile 88 convertible
Jim Pomeroy	American	1952	2006	Motocrosser	car	Jeep	Yakima, Washington	Single vehicle, rollover accident
Cozy Powell	British	1947	1998	drummer with Whitesnake	car	Saab 9000		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 whilst driving.
Richie Powell		1931	1956	jazz musician	car
Steve Prefontaine	American	1951	1975	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.
Rajesh Pilot	Indian		2000	Indian Minister and politician from Congress party	jeep		Jaipur, India	Rajesh Pilot died on June 11, 2000 in a car accident.
Audie Pitre	American	1970	1996	bassist of music group Acid Bath	car			Audie Pitre and his parents were killed when they were hit head-on by a drunk driver on the Bourg-Larose Highway in Louisiana.
Buford Pusser	American	1937	1974	Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee	car	Chevrolet Corvette	near Adamsville, Tennessee	Pusser died from injuries sustained in a one-car automobile accident, returning home alone from the McNairy County Fair, struck an embankment at high speed, ejecting him from the vehicle. The car caught fire and burned.
Toše Proeski	Macedonian	1981	2007	pop star	car	Volkswagen Touareg

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Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Eric Qin	1967	1993	United States	experimental music composer	bicycle		Upper West Side, Manhattan
Valérie Quennessen	1957	1989	French	actress	car		A13 autoroute
Jocelyn Quivrin	1979	2009	French	actor	car	Ariel Atom	Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine

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Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Dottie Rambo	1934	2008	American	Gospel Singer and Songwriter	tour bus		Mount Vernon, Missouri
Manjural Islam Rana	1984	2007	Bangladeshi	cricketer	motorcycle
Joe Ranft	1960	2005	American	animator	car		California State Route 1, Mendocino County, California
Razzle	1960	1984	British	Hanoi Rocks drummer	car	De Tomaso Pantera		Car was driven by its owner, Vince Neil who crashed whilst driving intoxicated as well was speeding
Clay Regazzoni	1939	2006	Swiss	Retired racing driver	car	Chrysler Voyager	A1 Autostrada, near Parma
Don Rich	1941	1974	American	Country music 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.
Kenny Robinson	1969	1999	American	Major league baseball pitcher	car		Tucson, Arizona
Roger Rodas	1975	2013	El Salvador	Racer	Car	Porsche Carrera GT	Valencia, Santa Clarita, California		Tom Rodgers	1987	2009	British	Downhill racer	car	Peugeot 306	Mearbeck	Car that he and Ben Ineson was travelled in left the road and struck into a tree.
Rodrigo Bueno	1973	2000	Argentinian	Cuarteto Singer and Songwriter	car	Ford Explorer	Berazategui Partido, Buenos Aires
Joe Rollino	1905	2010	American	Strongman	pedestrian		Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, New York	Crossing street 40 ft (12 m) from nearest crosswalk.
Jean Rondeau	1946	1985	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.
Darrell Russell	1976	2005	American	football player	car	2004 Pontiac Grand Prix	Los Angeles, California	Car was driven by former teammate Michael Bastianelli, who was also killed
Porfirio Rubirosa	1909	1965	Dominican Republic	Dominican diplomat	car	Ferrari	Paris, France	Crashed into a tree whilst driving intoxicated.
Frank Ryan	1960	2010	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. Accident is likely to have been caused by "tweeting" whilst driving.

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Name	Nationality	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Silvester Sabolčki	Croatian	1979	2003	footballer	car	Audi A3	Varaždin, Croatia	The vehicle, driven by Sabolčki, was torn apart upon hitting two light poles and traffic signs at high speed. Sabolčki and two other passengers in the vehicle were ejected from it and killed instantly.
Stephane Sallaz	French	1975	1999	racing driver	car
Salvador Sánchez	Mexican	1959	1982	boxer
Richard Sanders	American	1945	1972	amateur wrestler
Jessica Savitch	American	1947	1983	journalist
Josef Schnitzer.	German	1939	1978	racing driver and founder of Schnitzer Motorsport	car
Henry Schultz	American	1893	1938	economist
Gaetano Scirea	Italian	1953	1989	footballer
Malik Sealy	American	1970	2000	basketball player
W. G. Sebald	German	1944	2001	writer and academic
Mihail Sebastian	Romanian	1907	1945	writer
Donald Sellers	American	1974	2001	football player
Mike Sharperson	American	1961	1996	Baseball player
Alexis Gewertz Shepard	American	1969	1998	folk singer-songwriter	bicycle
Larisa Shepitko	Soviet Russia	1938	1979	film director	car		near Tver, Russia
Alexander Fu Sheng	Hong Kong	1954	1983	martial arts actor
Gene Shoemaker	American	1928	1997	(astro)geologist and astronomer	car		Australia	Head-on collision on the Tanami Road near Alice Springs.
Karen Silkwood	American	1946	1974	labor activist	car	1974 Honda Civic		Silkwood's body was found in her car, which had run off the road and struck a culvert. Some journalists have theorized that Silkwood's car was rammed from behind by another vehicle, with the intent to cause an accident that would result in her death.
Wayne Simmons	American	1969	2002	American football player	car	Mercedes	Independence, Missouri	Simmons was killed in a single-car crash on Interstate 70. Witnesses report he was driving his Mercedes at high speed and weaving through traffic before losing control of the vehicle. The car rolled several times before landing in a ditch and catching fire.
Peter Slaghuis	Dutch	1961	1991	DJ, producer and remixer	car			Slaghuis' died in a car accident.
Bessie Smith	American	1894	1937	blues singer	car (passenger)		between Memphis, Tennessee, and Clarksdale, Mississippi	Smith was critically injured in a car accident while traveling along U.S. Route 61.
Darren Smith	Australian	1965	1992	cyclist	bicycle		Gold Coast road	Just months after competing at the Barcelona Olympics Gold Coaster Smith was killed in a road accident while training. The coastal training route along the Gold Coast Oceanway and various cycling events have been named in his honour.
Horace Smith-Dorrien	British	1858	1930	soldier
Ronnie Smith	British		2003	motorcycle racer and journalist	Scooter
Dan Snyder	Canadian	1978	2003	ice hockey player
Bahattin Sofuoğlu	Croatian	1978	2002	motorcycle racer
François Sterchele	Belgian	1982	2008	soccer player
Lynn Strait	American	1968	1998	vocalist with Snot
Italo Svevo	Italian	1861	1928	writer

T

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Occupation (or claim to notability)	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Koki Takahashi	1987	2011	Japanese	Grand Prix motorcycle racer			Japan
Tomoyuki Taniguchi	1961	1990	Japanese	athlete
Otilino Tenorio	1980	2005	Ecuadorian	footballer	car		Quevedo, Ecuador	The car in which he was travelling collided with a gas truck on the Santo Domingo-Quevedo road.
Derrick Thomas	1967	2000	American	football linebacker and defensive end	SUV	1999 Chevrolet Suburban	Miami, Florida	Thomas' SUV went off Interstate 435 as he and two passengers were driving to Kansas City International Airport during a snowstorm. Police reports indicate that Thomas, who was driving, was speeding at approximately 100 m.p.h. even though snow and ice were accumulating on the roadway. Thomas continued weaving erratically through traffic until the time of the accident. Thomas and one of the passengers were not wearing seat belts and both were thrown from the car; the passenger was killed instantly. Thomas was left paralyzed from the chest down. By early February, Thomas was being treated at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital. Thomas' eyes rolled back. and he went into cardio-respiratory arrest and died as a result of a pulmonary embolism; a massive blood clot that developed in his paralyzed lower extremities and traveled through his venous system to his lungs.
Thuy Trang	1973	2001	American/Vietnamese	actress	car		near San Francisco, California	Trang died after a car accident.
Stacey Toran	1961	1989	American	American football defensive back			location	He was killed in an automobile accident.
Judy Tyler	1932	1957	American	actress	car		Rock River, Wyoming	While driving through Wyoming they were involved in an automobile accident on U.S. Route 30 just 3 miles north of Rock_River, Wyoming. Judy was killed instantly.
Nicola Trussardi	1942	1999	Italian	fashion designer and entrepreneur	car	Mercedes-Benz	near Milan, Italy	Trussardi was killed when he lost control of his Mercedes, on Tangenziale Est of Milan and hit a lamp post in the early hours; he died the following day in Milan.
Viktor Tsoy	1962	1990	Soviet	musician, songwriter, and leader of the band Kino	car	Aleko	Tukums, Latvia	Early in the morning Tsoi was driving on the road Sloka - Talsi from a fishing trip when his car collided with a bus outside Tukums at high speed. Tsoi died instantly. His car was completely demolished to the point that one of its tires was never found. The investigation concluded that Tsoi had fallen asleep while driving, possibly due to fatigue.

U

Name	Nationality	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
José Uribe	Dominican	1959	2006	Former Major League baseball player	car		Juan Baron, Palenque, Dominican Republic
Joe Unser	American	1896	1929	Indycar driver, 1st Gen. member of the Unser racing family	car	FWD Coleman Special	US-85 highway, Littleton, Colorado	Killed whilst testing for the Indianapolis 500
Javier Urruticoechea	Spanish	1952	2001	Football goalkeeper	car	Mercedes-Benz	B-20 or Ronda de Dalt, Barcelona, Spain	impacted central barrier between exits 14 and 15

V

Name	Nationality	Birth	Death	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Vivian Vachon	Canadian	1951	1991	professional wrestler	car		near Montreal, Quebec
Dickie Valentine	British	1929	1971	singer	car	Hillman Avenger	Glangrwyney, near Crickhowell, Wales
Echo Valley	American	1957	2011	adult actress	car		U.S. Route 83, Leakey, Texas
Ivo Van Damme	Belgian	1954	1976	middle distance runner (athletics)	car		Marseille, France
Michael Ventris	British	1922	1956	the decipherer of Linear B	car
Ondřej Voříšek	Czech	1986	2004	footballer	car		Uherský Ostroh, Czech Republic

W

Name	Nationality	Birth	Death	Notability	Mode of Transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Billy Walker	American	1929	2006	country 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	American	1973	2013	Actor		Porsche Carerra GT	Rye Canyon Loop, Santa Clarita, California	The driver, Roger Rodas, was also killed in the single car accident.
Wang Donglei	China	1985	2008	footballer	car		Nanjing, Jiangsu
Chris von Wangenheim	Germany	1942	1981	fashion photographer	car
Mary Ward	Ireland	1827	1869	Scientist				possibly the world's earliest road accident fatality
John L. Wasserman	American	1938	1979	columnist
Dottie West	American	1932	1991	Country singer	car		Briley Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee	A neighbor who drove her to the Grand Ole Opry after her car stalled lost control at an exit. West believed she was not seriously hurt, but was actually gravely injured; she died from her injuries five days later.
Nathanael West	American	1903	1940	writer
Bluey Wilkinson	Australia	1911	1940	motorcycle speedway rider	motorcycle
Whayne Wilson	Costa Rica	1975	2005	footballer
Carol Willis	American	1949	1971	Playboy Playmate	car
Bob Wollek	French	1943	2001	race car driver	bicycle		U.S. Route 98, Florida	Collision with a van driven by an elderly driver
Freda Wright-Sorce	American	1955	2005	radio personality			Ocean City, Maryland	She died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Maryland Route 90.
Rolf Wütherich	German	1927	1981	James Dean's passenger during his fatal crash	car	Honda Civic	Kupferzell	Was DUI when he fatally crashed.
N.C. Wyeth	American	1882	1945	artist and illustrator			Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania	Wyeth and his grandson died in an accident at a railway crossing near his Chadds Ford home.

X, Y, Z

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Notability	Mode of transport	Vehicle	Accident location	Details
Hiromi Yanagihara	1979	1999	Japanese	Country Musume singer	car			Yanagihara was killed in a car accident one week before the group Hello! Project's first release, Futari no Hokkaidou.
Mikhail Yeremin	1968	1991	Soviet	footballer
Gunpei Yokoi	1941	1997		Nintendo executive
B.J. Young	1977	2005	American	ice hockey player	car		Vancouver, BC, CAN	Young was killed in a single-car accident.
Buddy Young	1926	1983	American	American football player	car		Terrell, Texas	Young lost control of his car, which came to rest in a creekbed about 300 feet off Interstate Highway 20.
Hicham Zerouali	1977	2004	Moroccan	footballer	car		Rabat	Zerouali was killed in a car accident.
Aleksandr Zhirov	1958	1983	Russian	alpine skier	car		near Yakhroma, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev	1847	1878	Russian	mathematician			Tsarskoye Selo, Russia	Zolotarev's career ended abruptly with his early death. He was on his way to his dacha when he was run over by a train in the Tsarskoye Selo station. On July 19, 1878 he died from blood poisoning.

See also

• List of deaths by motorcycle accident
• List of racing drivers who died in racing crashes
• List of professional cyclists who died during a race

References

David Southwell, Sean Twist (2007). Mysterious Deaths and Disappearances. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 80. ISBN 9781404210813. Retrieved August 26, 2013. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Leiby, Richard (October 6, 1996). "Far out Taylor Kramer, rock musician, rocket scientist, entrepreneur, has vanished into thin air". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2004-08-07. Retrieved August 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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