British band Viola Beach and their manager faced a tragic fate in a car accident Valentine's Day weekend in Sweden that caused their death, hours after performing at Where Is The Music festival.
The up-and-coming indie favorite band comprising frontman Kris Leonard, guitarist River Reeves, drummer Jack Dakin and bassist Tomas Lowe were riding on their van with manager Craig Tarry when it fell off more than 25 feet into a canal, BBC News reported.
The crash killed all four members of the band who were supposed to open the concert of the Blossoms band at the Boiler Room venue in Guildford, England the next day.
According to Reuters, the investigation of the Swedish police reveals that the car plunged to the canal through a gap when the bridge opened to allow a boat to pass through. Police are investigating why the car continued despite the flashing red warning lights while the other vehicles on the area were on standby.
To fully understand the accident, the car is being examined in order to determine the cause of the crash that occurred near Stockholm at about 02:30 local time (01:30 GMT).
The band has released three singles including “Swings & Waterslides," which debuted in 2015 gaining over a million plays on Sound Cloud and Spotify. Said song has hit the Top 40 Chart as fans aim to bring the band to number one, The Guardian reported. Aside from that hit song, they also released “Cherry Vimpto” and were suppose to release the single, “Boys That Sing.”
They have also played in many BBC Introducing sets like in Maida Vale, as well as at the Reading and Leeds festivals, and they also have bookings for Kendall Calling and SXSW.
The band's gig in Sweden is their first European tour but ended in a tragic accident which introduced the group and their music to more people around the globe. Fans and families of Viola Beach have been paying tribute to them through social networks.
A photo posted by @violabeach on Dec 18, 2015 at 1:06am PST
