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Name Birth Death Nationality Occupation Mode of transport Vehicle Accident location Details
Christian Bakkerud 1984 2011 Danish Retired racing driver Car Audi RS6 Putney Heath near Wimbledon Common Investigations ongoing
Bajraktarević, MirsadaMirsada Bajraktarević 1951 1976 Bosnian singer Car Ford Granada Kolari, Serbia
Harry Bamford 1920 1958 England Footballer Motorcycle Bristol Collided with a car
Maurice Banach 1967 1991 German Footballer Car Opel Omega Kombi Autobahn near Remscheid, Germany
Ian Bannen 1928 1999 Scottish Actor Car Renault Laguna Knockies Straight, Scotland With his wife driving, hit a verge and the vehicle overturned.
Gerhard Barkhorn 1919 1983 German World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace Car Cologne, Germany Crashed during a winter storm killing his wife and fatally injuring himself.
Roland Barthes 1915 1980 French Philosopher Pedestrian
Jeff Batters 1970 1996 American Ice hockey player Car Pickup Truck Trans-Canada Highway Canmore, Alberta, Canada Driving the wrong way down a highway access ramp at 4am, the truck drove off the road and rolled. Jeff Batters was ejected and crushed by the truck. Another passenger, 18-year old Sherri Kalan was also killed. Police botched the investigation and could not determine who was driving, so all charges were dropped.
Chris Bell 1951 1978 American Big Star musician Car Triumph TR7
Brad Beckman 1964 1989 American American football player Car Lilburn, Georgia In icy conditions, the driver (Jeff Modesitt) bumped the rear of another vehicle and skidded into the northbound lanes of the interstate. When the driver got out to inspect the damage with Beckman still sitting in the car, a tractor trailer rig slammed into the side of the car killing Beckman instantly and critically injuring Modesitt.
Lamont Bentley 1973 2005 American Actor Car Mercedes-Benz Simi Valley, California Exited the highway at high-speed, ran a stop sign, went through a chain-link fence, rolled down an embankment, ejected through moonroof, and run over by five other vehicles.
Liz Birt 1956 2005 American Corporate, tax and health care attorney and lobbyist. Automobile 2006 Ford Taurus Aspen, Colorado The driver of the Taurus (with Birt as a passenger) turned left onto the highway into the path of an oncoming pickup truck which struck the passenger side of the car killing Birt.
J. Stuart Blackton 1875 1941 American Film producer
Bill Boaks 1904 1986 British Political campaigner for road safety Bus Whilst exiting a bus
Marc Bolan 1947 1977 British T.Rex musician Automobile Mini Queens Ride, Barnes Common, London Driver was girlfriend Gloria Jones
D. Boon 1958 1985 American The Minutemen musician Van Was sleeping on the van when it crashed
Luc Bourdon 1987 2008 Canadian Ice hockey player Motorcycle Suzuki GSX-R1000 Lamèque, New Brunswick Ran into the back of a tractor-trailer after losing control of the motorbike.
Peter "Possum" Bourne 1956 2003 New Zealand Rally driver Car Subaru Forester Race to the Sky track, Cardrona, New Zealand During course inspection, Bourne collided head on with a competitor's Jeep Cherokee who was later charged for dangerous driving
Dennis Brain 1921 1957 British Horn virtuoso Car Triumph TR2
Jaime Bravo 1932 1970 Mexican Matador Automobile
Nino Bravo 1944 1973 Spanish Singer and songwriter Car BMW 2800 Villarrubio, Cuenca
Gianni Brera 1919 1992 Italian sports journalist and novelist Car Codogno, Lodi, Italy
Michel Brière 1949 1971 Canadian NHL player Car Mercury Cougar Quebec Route 117, Val-d'Or Crashed his car on May 15, 1970 and was ejected, suffering major head trauma. Died 11 months after the accident without regaining consciousness.
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann 1940 1975 German Poet
Gladys Brockwell 1893 1929 American Actress Automobile
Herb Brooks 1937 2003 American Ice hockey coach, most notably of the gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team. Car Interstate 35 in Washington County, Minnesota Believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel. Was not wearing a seat belt.
Clifford Brown 1930 1956 Jazz musician Automobile
Jerome Brown 1965 1992 American American football player Car Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Brooksville, Florida Lost control of his car at high speed and hit a power pole. His nephew, a passenger in the car, was also killed.
Jean Bugatti 1909 1939 French Automotive designer Car Bugatti Type 57S Tank
Brandon Burlsworth 1976 1999 American football player Car
Cliff Burton 1962 1986 American Metallica bass guitarist Tour bus European route E4 in Ljungby Municipality, Sweden Thrown out of window and crushed after the bus skidded off the road and landed on its side.

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