Dixie Chicks founder Laura Lynch dies at 65 in tragic head-on collision in Texas… after serving as lead singer of the superstar country group
- Lynch was reportedly killed Friday in an accident caused by a car that was trying to pass
- The crash occurred outside El Paso as she was en route to nearby Dell City
- Lynch co-founded the Dixie Chicks in 1989, but left the band in 1995
Laura Lynch, a founding member of country music giant the Dixie Chicks, has died.
According to him, Lynch died in a car accident outside El Paso, Texas TMZ. She was 65.
Her cousin Mick Lynch revealed she died Friday while driving from El Paso to Dell City, about 90 miles east.
The Texas Department of Public Safety later confirmed Lynch’s death.
She played upright bass for the original quartet line-up of the Dixie Chicks, before taking on lead vocals later in her stint. The group’s current trio lineup changed its name to simply The Chicks in 2020 in the wake of racial justice protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd.
Laura Lynch, a founding member of country music giant the Dixie Chicks, has died in a car crash outside El Paso, Texas, according to TMZ. She was 65
According to a preliminary investigation by police, Lynch was driving eastbound on Highway 62 at the time she was killed.
Another car traveling west reportedly crossed the dotted line on an undivided portion of the two-way highway to pass a slower vehicle in front of it.
As the opposing vehicle entered the eastbound lane, it struck Lynch’s car head-on, killing her.
Despite the severity of Lynch’s injuries, the other driver survived with non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.
Lynch was killed when a passing car from the opposite lane struck her car head-on on Highway 62 in Texas. She originally played bass and sang lead in the Dixie Chicks, but left the band in 1995 before the band became a commercial juggernaut.