Falco, the '80s technopop artist best known for his "Rock Me Amadeus" song and video, died in a traffic accident Friday in the Dominican Republic. He was 40. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Austrian-born singer/songwriter, born Johann Holzel, suffered a severe head injury when his sport utility vehicle collided with a bus as he was pulling onto a highway. Police detained the bus driver, but no charges were filed. The entertainer, who named himself after an East German ski jumper, had been vacationing on the island.

In an unrelated incident, Tim Kelly, guitarist for veteran rock act Slaughter, died from injuries suffered in a collision Thursday evening on a remote highway in Arizona. Kelly, 34, was driving on State Route 96 when an 18-wheel tractor trailer jackknifed and collided with his vehicle. Slaughter has released five albums and toured incessantly since its inception in 1990. The band, currently signed to the CMC label, was slated to take part in the Rock Never Stops tour with Warrant, Quiet Riot, Firehouse, and L.A. Guns from mid-May through the summer; there has been no word as to how Kelly's death will affect the tour. Kelly, a Philadelphia native, lived in Kingman, Ariz.