Former singer and guitarist Brent Hinds of the Grammy-winning rock band Mastodon was killed in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta late Wednesday night. He was 51 .

Atlanta Police Department officers responding to the collision around 11:35 p.m. said they located “an unresponsive male” who appeared to have been riding a Harley Davidson. Medics pronounced him dead on the scene.

A preliminary investigation determined a woman driving a BMW SUV failed to yield before making a left turn and collided with the motorcycle. She remained at the scene of the crash, according to police.

Hinds’ former bandmates said they were “in a state of unfathomable sadness and grief” upon hearing the news.

“We are heartbroken, shocked, and still trying to process the loss of this creative force with whom we

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