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| Name | Nationality | Birth | Death | Notability | Mode of Transport | Vehicle | Accident location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Walker | American | 1929 | 2006 | country singer | tour van | Interstate 65, Fort Deposit, Alabama | Three passengers in Walker's vehicle — his wife, Bettie, and two members of his band — were also killed. A fourth passenger survived with serious injuries. | |
| Wang Donglei | China | 1985 | 2008 | footballer | car | Nanjing, Jiangsu | ||
| Chris von Wangenheim | Germany | 1942 | 1981 | fashion photographer | car | |||
| Mary Ward | Ireland | 1827 | 1869 | Scientist | possibly the world's earliest road accident fatality | |||
| John L. Wasserman | American | 1938 | 1979 | columnist | ||||
| Dottie West | American | 1932 | 1991 | Country singer | Car | Briley Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee | A neighbor who drove her to the Grand Ole Opry after her car stalled lost control at an exit. West believed she was not seriously hurt, but was actually gravely injured; she died from her injuries five days later. | |
| Nathanael West | American | 1903 | 1940 | writer | ||||
| Bluey Wilkinson | Australia | 1911 | 1940 | motorcycle speedway rider | motorcycle | |||
| Whayne Wilson | Costa Rica | 1975 | 2005 | footballer | ||||
| Carol Willis | American | 1949 | 1971 | Playboy Playmate | Car | |||
| Bob Wollek | French | 1943 | 2001 | race car driver | bicycle | U.S. Route 98, Florida | Collision with a van driven by an elderly driver | |
| Freda Wright-Sorce | 1955 | 2005 | radio personality | |||||
| Rolf Wütherich | German | 1927 | 1981 | James Dean's passenger during his fatal crash | car | Honda Civic | Kupferzell | Was DUI when he fatally crashed. |
| N.C. Wyeth | American | 1882 | 1945 | artist and illustrator |
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