MADRID, 3 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –

American professional rally driver and YouTuber Ken Block has died at the age of 55 in a snowmobile accident in Utah’s Wasatch County (United States), his Hoonigan Racing team reported on social media.

“It is with our deepest regret that we can confirm that Ken Block has died today in a snowmobile accident. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband. He will be incredibly missed,” Hoonigan said in a statement on his Instagram account.

Ken Block was riding the snowmobile up a steep slope when the snowmobile flipped over and fell on top of the rally driver, who has competed in 20 World Cups and co-founded the clothing company DC Shoes and Hoonigan Racing Division.