Pop duo killed in horror car crash leave fans 'hurting every day' over tragic loss
09.03.2024 - 07:55
/ ok.co.uk
Liverpool pop band, Her's, died in a car crash while on tour in the United States, nearly five years ago.
The bandmates, Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laadig, and their tour manager, Trevor Engelbrektson, were driving to a gig in Santa Ana, California, when they were killed on Wednesday, 27 March 2019. The trio were travelling in a 15-seater tour van before the in a head-on crash.
Their vehicle is thought to have hit a Nissan pick-up truck that was allegedly being driven the wrong way down the highway in the early hours of the morning. Stephen, 24, from Barrow-in-Furness and Audun, 25, from Norway died along with Trevor, from Minneapolis and the driver of the pick-up truck.
Fire tore through both vehicles, and police spokesman Kameron Lee said the devastating scene was one officers "will never forget." At the time, their record label, Heist Or Hit, said in a statement: "We are all heartbroken.
Their energy, vibrancy and talent came to define our label. "As humans, they were warm, gentle and hilarious. Each time they stopped by the office made for an uplifting experience." "To say they were close would be an underestimation of a friendship that was genuinely beautiful to witness; they loved one another like brothers.", reported the Mirror.
It continued: "Musically, Her's were astonishing. An aptitude for melody, fun, and entertainment combined with a complexity that was as sophisticated as it was stylish." Now, as the five-year anniversary of their deaths approaches, tributes have been paid on the band's Instagram. One sad tribute read: "Listening to you right now.