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These haunting photographs show where cultural icons died in car crashes

Published 30 Jun 2016

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Dean Rogers’ ​‘Death Drive’ reveals the spots movie stars and other figures were killed.

Photographer Dean Rogers has travelled across Europe and America to the scenes of iconic and fatal car accidents. Shooting in the exact spot at the exact moment of impact, he captured the last images witnessed by the likes of James Dean, Jayne Mansfield and Grace Kelly. The results are haunting, macabre and eerily beautiful.

View the full set at dean​rogers​.co​.uk

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