MEMBERS of an indie band due to play at this year's Bingley Music Live festival are understood to have died in a car accident in Sweden.
The four members of Viola Beach, originally from Warrington, were said to have been involved in an accident in which a car crashed off a bridge into a canal in Stockholm yesterday.
The band members were Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin.
The up-and-coming indie pop band were playing a gig in Sweden and were just weeks away from playing a homecoming gig in Warrington.
Last year they appeared at the prestigious Reading and Leeds festivals.
The four-piece have gone on to tour with the Courteeners and work with Communion Records founder and Mumford and Sons producer Ian Grimble.
The band's manager was also understood to have died in the crash.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm that five British nationals died in a car accident in Sweden on February 13.
"We are in contact with local authorities and supporting the families at this very difficult time."
This morning, Bingley Music Live tweeted: "So sad. The lovely Viola Beach have been tragically killed in Sweden. They were due to play BML 2016. Love to all x."
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