Alan Barton, former frontman of Smokie (1986-1995) tragically died on March 23rd 1995 in a Cologne (Koln) hospital. This was the direct result of an accident involving the band’s tour bus.

At around 7 p.m. Monday, a Windstar Lines motorcoach that was carrying the band members was in a crash with a privately owned school bus near Chattanooga, Tennessee, KCRG reported Tuesday afternoon.