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UK band Viola Beach killed in Swedish car crash

UK band, Viola Beach, have died when the car they were in drove off a bridge in Sweden last night (February 13).

Their vehicle plunged from a bridge into a canal in Sweden's capital city of Stockholm.

The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the local authorities and supporting the families of the victims.

The band members were Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin.

The Warrington-based band were due to play a gig in Guildford in Surrey last night (February 13) and were driving back from taking part in the Swedish music festival, Where is the Music?, on Friday (February 12).

The upcoming group had released their debut single, Swings & Waterslides, last year, and had appeared on the BBC Introducing stage at the Reading and Leeds Festival last year.

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Watch Viola Beach perform Like A Fool, Get To Dancing, and Swings & Waterslides at the BBC's Maida Vale Sessions below: 

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