How Les Mckeown overcame teen rape, a tragic accident at 19 and drug addiction which ended his Bay City Rollers career
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thesun.co.ukWHEN Les McKeown strolled out on stage at the height of his career, at the age of 19, a mob of tartan-clad teenagers screamed his name and he seemed to have it all.
But the baby-faced lead singer of the Bay City Rollers - the biggest boyband of their generation - was close to breaking point, struggling with mental health issues in the wake of a tragic accident that left an elderly neighbour dead.
The Edinburgh-born idol - whose tragic death at the age of 65 was announced yesterday - was driving a turbo-charged Ford Mustang supercar when he knocked down Euphemia Clunie, 76, as she crossed the road near their homes in May 1975.
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