Cris Derksen, a Canadian Cree cellist and composer, died on May 16, 2026, in a traffic collision. She was 45. Derksen was a Juno Award-nominated musician from Northern Alberta, Canada, known for blending classical music with traditional Indigenous music in… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Ryan Porter, an American jazz trombonist, died on May 16, 2026, from injuries sustained in a traffic collision. He was 46. Based in Los Angeles, Porter was a founding member of the West Coast Get Down jazz collective and a… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026 · Leo
Santhosh K. Nayar, an Indian actor, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He appeared in Malayalam cinema and acted in more than 100 films between 1982 and 2025, taking on roles as villain, hero, second hero and… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026
R. B. Choudary, an Indian film producer, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was the founder of the production company Super Good Films and worked in several film industries, predominantly Tamil and Telugu, along with a… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026
Klaudia Zakrzewska died on April 25, 2026, in a traffic collision. She was a British social media influencer. No further details were provided. · 25 April 2026 · April 2026
Günter Pichler, Austrian violinist, teacher and conductor, died on April 24, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 85. Pichler was the first violin in the Alban Berg Quartett. Born on September 9, 1940, in Kufstein, he was accepted at… · 24 April 2026 · April 2026
Łukasz Litewka, a Polish sociologist and politician, died on April 23, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 36. Born in Sosnowiec on May 9, 1989, he studied sociology at the University of Silesia in Katowice. Litewka served on the… · 23 April 2026 · April 2026
Nikolai Romanov died on April 21, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was a Russian politician and served as mayor of Saratov from 2006 to 2007. The death was reported in connection with the collision, and his role in Saratov… · 21 April 2026 · April 2026
Dory Selinger, an American cyclist and Paralympic champion, died on April 16, 2026, after being struck by a vehicle while riding near his home in McKinney, Texas. He was 54. Selinger was a former Paralympic cyclist and world record holder… · Traffic Collision · 16 April 2026 · April 2026
Chris Payton-Jones, an American football player who played for the Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee Titans, died on April 11, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 30. A cornerback in the National Football League, Payton-Jones played college football… · 11 April 2026 · April 2026
Gerald Paddio died on April 4, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was an American basketball player who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, and New York Knicks. His death was reported as the result of the collision. · 04 April 2026 · April 2026
Fuze, the Russian rapper known for his work with KREC, died on April 1, 2026 in a traffic collision. He was identified publicly by the name Fuze and was associated with the rap group KREC. · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
KREC, the Russian rap band from Saint Petersburg, died on March 31, 2026, in a traffic collision. Founded in 2001 by Fuze, the group was led by Artyom Andreyevich Brovkov, known by his stage name Fuze, as its main MC.… · 31 March 2026 · March 2026
Alberto Coutinho, an American politician and member of the New Jersey General Assembly, died on March 29, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey, at age 56. A Democrat, he represented the 29th Legislative District in the Assembly from May 1997 to… · Traffic Collision · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
Grey J. Dimenna, an American academic administrator and former president of Monmouth University, died on March 26, 2026, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 72. He served as the ninth president of Monmouth University in West Long Branch from… · Traffic Collision · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Ronnie Bowman, an American bluegrass musician, died on March 22, 2026, in a traffic collision. Bowman, born William Franklin Bowman on July 9, 1961, was a singer and composer known for his solo work and for performing with the Lonesome… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Junior King, a South African dancer, TikTok personality and rapper, died on December 11, 2025, in a traffic collision in Verkeerdevlei, Free State, South Africa. Born Dugulth Ferreira in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, around 1996 or 1997, he was also a… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025