KISS collaborator Karl Cochran dies in car accident, aged 61

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KISS among other classic rock artists, has died in a car accident at the age of 61.The news was reported by MyCentralJersey, who noted that Cochran was a passenger in a car that his 90-year-old mother Arna was driving in Bridgewater, New Jersey on Wednesday (February 19).

The Subaru Legacy struck a tree while backing up in a front yard and Cochran was ejected from the vehicle. He was taken by helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he passed away from his injuries.Cochran was closely associated with KISS, co-writing their song ‘Into The Void’, which was included on their 1998 album ‘Psycho Circus’.

He was also a member of KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s solo band in the ‘90s, as well as The Eric Singer Project, the group formed by the KISS drummer.A post shared by KISS (@kissonline)The band paid tribute to Cochran on Instagram on Thursday, writing: “Our dear friend Karl Cochran was killed in a car accident on Feb.

19th. Karl was a vocalist and guitarist extraordinaire who suffered a massive stroke but never stopped fighting to make his way back.