Death
Aged 85, Llewelyn was in a fatal car accident on 19 December 1999, as he was returning home from a book signing event. Driving alone, his Renault Megane collided head-on with a Fiat Bravo driven by a 35-year-old man on the A27 near the village of Berwick, East Sussex. Despite attention from a doctor called to scene and transfer by helicopter to Eastbourne District General Hospital he died shortly thereafter. The other driver was seriously injured. An inquest recorded a verdict of accidental death, as Llewelyn had crashed into the Fiat head-on whilst trying to overtake another car.
Roger Moore, who starred with Llewelyn in six Bond movies, spoke at his funeral. His widow, Pamela Mary Llewelyn, died in East Sussex in 2001, aged 85.
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