Photo taken in Dallas simply earlier than the Dixie Chicks launched their album “Shouldn’t a Told You That.” From left, Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Martie Erwin.

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Photo taken in Dallas simply earlier than the Dixie Chicks launched their album “Shouldn’t a Told You That.” From left, Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Martie Erwin.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram through Getty/TNS

Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Dixie Chicks — now referred to as The Chicks — died Friday in a automobile crash in El Paso, Texas. She was 65 years previous.

The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed Lynch’s demise in an announcement to NPR.

The musician, who performed bass and sang with the influential all-women nation music band for 4 years from its inception in 1989, was touring eastbound on US 62 when her automobile, a 2016 Ford F-150, was struck head-on by one other automobile. She was pronounced deceased on the scene by a justice of the peace.

The different driver was transported to a close-by hospital with non-life-threatening accidents.

Chicks members Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire and Natalie Maines posted a tribute to Lynch on their Instagram channel, expressing shock and disappointment on the information.

“Laura was a bright light. Her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band,” it mentioned, “Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this sad time.”

The division of security mentioned the investigation is ongoing. The Chicks’ representatives didn’t reply to NPR’s request for remark.

Lynch co-founded the group in 1989 with sisters Maguire and Strayer (née Erwin), and left the group after recording three albums in 1993. She was changed by Maines. Initially the group’s bass participant, she began singing with the band following the departure of its authentic vocalist, Robin Lynn Macy, in 1992.