Andrew Symonds, Australian cricket legend, died in a car accident on Saturday. He was 46.

The crash took place late on Saturday night at Hervey Range, outside Townsville, which is in northern Queensland, local police confirmed. Symonds was the only person in the car. 

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While paramedics tried reviving the cricketer, he died at the scene due to his injuries. As per reports, the Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the case. 

Andrew Symonds’ former teammate Adam Gilchrist said that ‘Roy’ was his most loyal friend.

“This really hurts, Think of your most loyal, fun, loving friend who would do anything for you. That’s Roy,” Gilchrist tweeted. 

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“Devastated to hear about Andrew Symonds passing away in a car crash in Australia. We shared a great relationship on & off the field. Thoughts & prayers with the family. #AndrewSymonds,” Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar tweeted.

Symonds was involved in several controversies. One of them included him knocking down a streaker on the pitch. 

The all-rounder, during a tri-series final against India in 2008, bumped his shoulder into the streaker and then landed flat on his back right there. 

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Symonds reflected on the incident in 2018. 

“It was a bit of a gloomy night here in Brisbane. We were playing India in a final and that night Australia was doing it tough and there was a couple of overweight Queensland policeman not catching up with that man as they probably should have. So I took the law into my own hands for a brief moment there and he failed to keep moving,” Symonds told Fox Sports. 

While Symonds was let go scot-free, the streaker, then 26, was handed a $1,500 fine. He escaped conviction after pleading guilty to willful exposure in the Brisbane Magistrates Court. 

“It was great actually… Just like playing football,” the streker told reporters, adding that he did not have regrets.