Kylie Rae Harris, a Texan native, was on her way to perform at a music festival in Taos when she was involved in a car accident. The crash has reportedly also claimed date life of a 16-year-old girl. The American country singer shared a haunting video just hours before the fatal incident. In the video, Kylie talked about how many of her relatives had died in the area she was driving through.
In view of her 15,700 Instagram followers the musician shared a heartfelt video where she looked visibly emotional.
She said: “I just got to Taos, I’m playing this festival here.
“I love this festival, for those of you who don’t know… my grandparents lived here, my uncle still lives here, but literally everybody that was here has passed away except from my uncle and including my dad and I’m going to cry, driving these roads.
“You would think, I’ve been driving for almost 12 hours, you’d think that’s so exhausting and boring but the last couple of hours just driving through the mountains, remembering my place in the backseat as a little kid when my dad was making these treks here it was the f*****g best.”
Kylie’s representative confirmed her death to Billboard saying: “We are heartbroken to confirm that Kylie Rae Harris passed away in a car accident last night.
“We have no further details to share, and ask for privacy for her family at this time.
“Everyone that knew Kylie knew how much she loved her family and, beyond that, how much she loved music.
“The best tribute to her unmatched enthusiasm for both is to spread as much love as you can today, and listen to music that fully inspires you.”
No additional details have been released.
Tributes have been pouring in for the singer, with many fans taking to her social media account to offer their condolences.
One person said: “Watching her story was unreal. The things she talked about, grieving her family members on that stretch of road and this happens to her. Life is precious, unpredictable. RIP.”
Another person commented: “Heart broken… your last story just of you going through the mountains just made me cry like a baby. You’ll be missed and remembered and praying for your friends and family and sweet soul.”
While a third person added: “May you RIP”.
Kylie was due to perform at the Big Barn Dance Festival today.