Ken Block dead at 55 – details on Hoonigan rally driver’s cause of death revealed after horror accident

RALLY car driving champ, Ken Block, has died at the age of 55 after a snowmobile accident.

His team, Honnigan Racing Division, shared the news of his death saying “he will be incredibly missed.”

Rally car driving champ, Ken Block, has died at the age of 55 after a snowmobile accidentGetty

Instagram/@kblock43The action sports star was snowmobiling in Utah[/caption]

“Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband,” the team said in a statement.

The action sports star was at his ranch in Utah, sharing pictures of the snow-covered state on Instagram early Monday morning.

One of his recent posts shows a few snowmobiles blanketed in snow.

Block said in the caption: “This is how some mornings at my ranch in Utah look this time of year – freshly coated with snow!”

It’s unclear how the accident occurred or what Block’s cause of death was yet.

Block became one of the most famous Rally car drivers in the world after he started competing in 2005.

He landed Rookie of the Year in his first season in the Rally America Championship.

The rally car star made many overall wins and podium appearances.

Block also competed in motocross, skateboarding, and other action sports.

Block was known to British fans after appearing in two episodes of Top Gear.

In the first, he starred alongside James May as ‘Captain Slow’ partnered with him in his Subaru for a rally stage around Inyokern Airport in California.

And in the second he was challenged by Jeremy Clarkson to drive a three-wheeled Reliant Robin around the test track – but he rolled it at the first corner and escaped unharmed.

He co-founded the skating fashion brand DC Shoes in 1994 with his business partner Damon Way.

Ken leaves behind his wife Lucy and his daughter Lia, 16, – who is also a driver.

AFPBlock made many overall wins and podium appearances as a Rally car driver[/caption]

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