Early Graves vocalist Mahk Daniels was killed last night in a fatal car crash. The band was headed to a show in Reno, NV when the accident occurred.

KTVL.com reports: "A van carrying nine members of two California-based death metal bands lost control and crashed on Interstate 5 in Central Point when the driver fell asleep, killing one passenger and injuring two others just after 5:30 AM Monday.

Oregon State Police say the van, pulling a trailer, was carrying members of two death metal bands to California when it crashed in the southbound lane between the Central Point and Blackwell Road exits. KTVL has confirmed the van was transporting the two bands Early Graves, of San Francisco, and The Funeral Pyre, of La Habra, CA, a Los Angeles suburb.

The van's driver reportedly fell asleep and he lost control. The van and trailer traveled off the right shoulder, rolled and came to rest off the freeway in a grassy area. None of the nine occupants were using safety restraints and the adult male victim was ejected from a rear cargo area where he and two others were. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene by responding emergency medical services personnel. The driver and one passenger were transported by ambulance to Rogue Valley Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries."

Several sources on the internet now confirm the passenger who was killed in the accident was Early Graves singer Mahk Daniels.

Early Graves' sophomore album, Goner, was released on June 22 via Ironclad/Metal Blade Records. You can check out Early Graves at MySpace.

Source:

ktvl.com