10 cricketers who died in vehicle accidents

Cricketers often rise to fame through their consistent performances, breaking records and achieving milestones on the field. With fame comes fortune, leading to a luxurious lifestyle that includes high-end vehicles and lavish living. Many cricketers own expensive cars as a symbol of their hard-earned success through the sport. However, this love for speed and luxury has sometimes led to tragic consequences. Over the years, several cricketers have lost their lives in unfortunate vehicle accidents. Here, let us take a look at ten cricketers who tragically passed away due to road mishaps.

Let's look at the 10 cricketers who died in vehicle accidents: 1. Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds. (Photo source: X)

Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds tragically passed away on May 14, 2022, at the age of 46, in a car accident near Townsville, Queensland. His vehicle veered off the road and rolled over. Symonds was the only occupant of the car at the time. Although paramedics arrived and attempted to revive him, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

2. Najeeb Tarakai Najeeb Tarakai. (Photo source: X)

Afghanistan cricketer Najeeb Tarakai tragically passed away on October 6, 2020, after sustaining a severe head injury in a road accident. He was hit by a motorist while crossing a road in Jalalabad. Tarakai was immediately taken to a hospital in Nangarhar, where he underwent surgery while in a coma.

3. Ben Hollioake Ben Hollioake. (Photo source: X)

England cricketer Ben Hollioake tragically died on March 23, 2002, in Perth, Australia, when he crashed his Porsche 924 into a wall on the Mill Point Road exit of the Kwinana Freeway. He was returning home from a family celebration when the accident occurred. Hollioake was just 24 years and 132 days old at the time of his death, making him the youngest England Test cricketer to pass away.

4. Runako Morton Runako Morton. (Photo source: X)

West Indies cricketer Runako Shakur Morton tragically passed away on March 4, 2012, in a car accident in Trinidad and Tobago. He lost control of the vehicle he was driving along the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway and crashed into a utility pole at Chase Village in Chaguanas.

5. Collie Smith Collie Smith. (Photo source: X)

West Indies cricketer Collie Smith tragically died from injuries sustained in a car accident on September 9, 1959, at the age of 26. He was travelling with his teammates Garry Sobers and Tom Dewdney when their car collided with a 10-ton cattle truck in Staffordshire.

6. Clyde Butts Clyde Butts. (Photo source: X)

West Indies cricketer Clyde Butts tragically lost his life in a vehicular accident in his native Guyana. The incident occurred near Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), where his vehicle, bearing the registration number PTT 66, was struck by a lorry.

7. Ezra Moseley Ezra Moseley. (Photo source: X)

West Indies cricketer Ezra Moseley tragically died on February 6, 2021, in Christ Church at the age of 63. He was struck by a vehicle while cycling for exercise and died at the scene. Moseley was also the assistant coach of the West Indies women’s team when they won the 2016 ICC Women’s World Twenty20.

8. Rudi Koertzen Rudi Koertzen. (Photo source: X)

South African umpire and former cricketer Rudi Koertzen tragically died in a car accident near Riversdale, Western Cape, on August 9, 2022. He was returning from a golfing weekend in Cape Town when the accident occurred. Koertzen was 73 years old at the time, and the crash also claimed the lives of three other people.

9. Hansie Cronje Hansie Cronje. (Photo source: X)

Former South African captain Hansie Cronje tragically died on June 1, 2002, when the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 turboprop aircraft he was traveling in crashed into Cradock Peak in the Outeniqua Mountains. Cronje was the sole passenger on board, and the pilot lost visibility before the fatal crash.

10. Manjural Islam Manjural Islam. (Photo source: X)

Bangladesh cricketer Manjural Islam tragically died in a road accident on March 16, 2007, in Dumuria Upazila, Khulna. At the time, the Bangladesh cricket team was in the Caribbean participating in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The accident occurred when his motorcycle collided with a microbus and then struck an electrical pole at the side of the road.