Giant hay bale crushes ex-ELO star to death

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Talk about a freak accident....

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/390247...entertainment/


LONDON — A giant bale of hay has killed a founding member of Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) after it tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van.

Cellist Mike Edwards, 62, died after the 1,323 lb bale rolled down a steep field in Devon, southern England, smashed through a hedge and careered on to the road.

He died instantly in the freak accident on Friday afternoon.

Sgt. Steve Walker, of Devon and Cornwall police, described the crash as "a tragic accident," the BBC reported.

YouTube footage
Police said they used photographs and YouTube footage to identify Edwards and are investigating whether the bale may have fallen from a tractor working on farmland near the road.

Edwards, who played with the band between 1972 and 1975, is believed to have swerved into another vehicle as the bale crushed his vehicle.

ELO eventually sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

Britain's Mirror newspaper reported that Edwards quit the band at the height of its fame to become a Buddhist.

[ELVIS]

Bad karma I suppose...

[lesfunk]

Holy Spinal Tap Batman!

[GAR]

That's what you get for playing the cello!

[FORD]

Not a very "rock n roll" way to die. But he was a cello player, so that's not really "rock n roll" either.

Sad, but still fucking weird.

[jhale667]

That's just bizarre. R.I.P.

[Diamondjimi]

Youtube footage?


Bummer, what a way to go...

R.I.P.

[indeedido]

WTF? When your number is up, your number is up.

[POJO_Risin]

Was Wile E. Coyote involved?

[Jagermeister]

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[FORD]

Naw, he was gone by 1975, so he wasn't in that clip singing to "Brrrrrrrrruuuccce"

Try this one.........

[Jagermeister]

Naw, he was gone by 1975, so he wasn't in that clip singing to "Brrrrrrrrruuuccce"

Try this one.........

His head looks like a bale of hay hit it.

[hambon4lif]

Ode to a bale of hay....

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[GAR]

Ah well, kinda tired now. Guess I'll just hit the HAY too..

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Police said they used photographs and YouTube footage to identify Edwards and are investigating whether the bale may have fallen from a tractor working on farmland near the road.

as opposed to being purchased from acme/walmart and thrown from a catapult. i think pojo knows what's up