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| Name | Birth | Death | Nationality | Occupation | Mode of Transport | Vehicle | Accident location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dottie Rambo | 1934 | 2008 | United States | Gospel Singer and Songwriter | Tour Bus | Mount Vernon, Missouri | ||
| Manjural Islam Rana | 1984 | 2007 | Bangladeshi | cricketer | Motorcycle | |||
| Joe Ranft | 1960 | 2005 | United States | animator | Car | California State Route 1, Mendocino County, California | ||
| Razzle | 1960 | 1984 | United Kingdom | Hanoi Rocks drummer | Automobile | De Tomaso Pantera | Car was driven by its owner, Vince Neil who crashed whilst driving intoxicated as well was speeding | |
| Clay Regazzoni | 1939 | 2006 | Swiss | Retired racing driver | Car | Chrysler Voyager | A1 Autostrada, near Parma | |
| Don Rich | 1941 | 1974 | United States | Country music singer; member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos | Motorcycle | Near Bakersfield, California | Struck a guardrail after losing control of his motorcycle on Highway 99 north of Bakersfield, while traveling to Morro Bay for a family vacation. | |
| Kenny Robinson | 1969 | 1999 | United States | Major league baseball pitcher | Car | Tucson, Arizona | ||
| Tom Rodgers | 1987 | 2009 | British | Downhill racer | Car | Peugeot 306 | Mearbeck | Car that he and Ben Ineson was travelled in left the road and struck into a tree |
| Rodrigo Bueno | 1973 | 2000 | Argentina | Cuarteto Singer and Songwriter | Car | Ford Explorer | Berazategui Partido, Buenos Aires | |
| Joe Rollino | 1905 | 2010 | United States | Strongman | Pedestrian | n/a | Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, New York | Crossing street 40 ft (12 m) from nearest crosswalk. |
| Jean Rondeau | 1946 | 1985 | France | racing driver and race car builder | Car | Champagné | Attempted to drive through a closed level crossing to follow a police car and was struck by a train | |
| Darrell Russell | 1976 | 2005 | United States | American footballer | Car | Pontiac Grand Prix (2004) | Los Angeles, California | Car was driven by former teammate Michael Bastianelli, who was also killed |
| Porfirio Rubirosa | 1909 | 1965 | Dominican Republic | Dominican diplomat | Car | Ferrari | Paris, France | Crashed into a tree whilst driving intoxicated |
| Frank Ryan | 1960 | 2010 | American | Plastic surgeon | Car | 1995 Jeep Wrangler | California State Route 1, Malibu, California | Car drove off the cliff, his passenger Jill the dog was thrown out of the vehicle but survived with some minor injuries. Accident is likely to have been caused by "tweeting" whilst driving |
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