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Dancer Jonathan Ollivier dies in motorbike crash | Dancer Jonathan Ollivier dies in motorbike crash |
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Ballet dancer Jonathan Ollivier has been killed in a motorbike accident, his family said. | |
The 38-year-old, from Northampton, died hours before he was due to perform in the final show of The Car Man at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. | The 38-year-old, from Northampton, died hours before he was due to perform in the final show of The Car Man at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. |
He was riding in central London when the accident happened, police said. | He was riding in central London when the accident happened, police said. |
His sister Rachel Ollivier wrote on Facebook that "it is with a heavy heart that we have to tell you that Jon tragically died today". | His sister Rachel Ollivier wrote on Facebook that "it is with a heavy heart that we have to tell you that Jon tragically died today". |
She described him as her "beautiful little bro" and said "we love him and will miss him massively xx". | She described him as her "beautiful little bro" and said "we love him and will miss him massively xx". |
Ollivier played the lead role of Luca in choreographer Matthew Bourne's show at Sadler's Wells. His next of kin have been informed, and Sunday's performance was cancelled. | |
The Car Man is a production set in 1960s America and loosely based on Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. | |
His lead performance had been praised by critics, with The Telegraph's Rachel Ward writing that he brought "brooding power and danger of a matador" to the role. | |
He had previously won plaudits for playing The Swan in Bourne's all-male Swan Lake. | |
The dancer was riding his motorbike in Clerkenwell when he collided with a black Mercedes saloon car shortly after 11:00 BST on Sunday. | |
Police, paramedics and an air ambulance attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before noon. | Police, paramedics and an air ambulance attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before noon. |
The driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is currently in custody at a London police station. | The driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is currently in custody at a London police station. |