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Four members of an up-and-coming British indie rock band and their manager were killed when their car plunged from a bridge into a canal in Sweden on Saturday, according to a statement from the UK Foreign Office.
The victims were the four members of Viola Beach, a band from the northern English town of Warrington, and their manager, Craig Tarry, according to a statement released on behalf of Tarry's family.
The band had played Sweden's Where's the Music? festival in Norrkoping on Friday.
"The family are devastated by these events and are grieving the loss of their son and also for the other families involved in this tragic accident," read the Tarry family statement.
Viola Beach's manager Craig Tarry, left, is pictured with his father.
"Craig was a warm, loving person who had worked tirelessly to achieve success and follow his dreams within the music industry. He will be sadly missed by his family and his colleagues."
The Foreign Office also released a statement on behalf of the family of the band's guitarist, River Reeves.
"All River wanted to do was perform and entertain and to think that he will never make us laugh again with his ridiculous impressions and cheeky banter is beyond comprehension for all his family," it said.
"River had such talent and such humility, such charm and such innocence it seems so unfair that he can be taken so cruelly from us like this. We are so proud of him, not only for what he achieved in his short, beautiful life, but also what he was clearly destined to achieve."
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The victims were the four members of Viola Beach, a band from the northern English town of Warrington, and their manager, Craig Tarry, according to a statement released on behalf of Tarry's family.
The band had played Sweden's Where's the Music? festival in Norrkoping on Friday.
"The family are devastated by these events and are grieving the loss of their son and also for the other families involved in this tragic accident," read the Tarry family statement.
Viola Beach's manager Craig Tarry, left, is pictured with his father.
"Craig was a warm, loving person who had worked tirelessly to achieve success and follow his dreams within the music industry. He will be sadly missed by his family and his colleagues."
The Foreign Office also released a statement on behalf of the family of the band's guitarist, River Reeves.
"All River wanted to do was perform and entertain and to think that he will never make us laugh again with his ridiculous impressions and cheeky banter is beyond comprehension for all his family," it said.
"River had such talent and such humility, such charm and such innocence it seems so unfair that he can be taken so cruelly from us like this. We are so proud of him, not only for what he achieved in his short, beautiful life, but also what he was clearly destined to achieve."
Read more on CNN
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