Andrew Symonds died at 46, in a car accident, dealing another blow to Australian cricket. 

The incident took place outside Townsville, which is in northern Queensland. Local police confirmed that the crash had taken place late on Saturday night at Hervey Range. 

They said the cricketer was in a single-car crash when driving up the Hervey Range Road near Alice River Bridge when the vehicle left the road and rolled. The accident took place after 11 PM, as per the police. 

While paramedics tried reviving the cricketer, he died at the scene due to his injuries. 

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As per reports, the Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the case. 

Symonds is the latest casualty of a vehicular mishap on this road. On May 13, there was a crash on this road, in the Rangewood area as well. The multi-vehicle crash led to congestion in all lanes, which was soon cleared, as per a tweet from the Queensland Traffic information’s profile. 

Sometime back, on March 10, there was another fatal crash at Rangewood. A utility was travelling on Hervey Range Road towards Alice River after midnight, when the driver lost control, leading the vehicle to roll. The 19-year-old Alice River man was also pronounced dead at the scene with investigators from the Forensic Crash Unit taking over again. 

Back in 2014 too, Queensland authorities reported a crash between a semi-trailer and a car, which left Hervey Range Road in Townsville blocked between Alice River and Alice River bridge.

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Symonds’ death comes two months after the Australian team lost legendary bowler Shane Warne. Symonds was a batter who could deliver medium pace or off-spin deliveries, depending on the situation. 

After his stint in Australian ODIs, playing 199 times in the 50-over format, scoring 5088 runs and taking 133 wickets, Symonds had a successful time as a Fox Sports commentator. His death comes as a shock to his teammates with Adam Gilchrist writing on Twitter “This really hurts.”