Driver and YouTube Star Ken Block Dies in Snowmobile Accident

Ken Block of the United States waves to the crowds at the FIA World Rally Championship Great Britain at Cardiff Castle in Cardiff, Wales, on Nov. 13, 2011. Paul Harding/Action Images via Reuters

The world of motorsport paid tribute to American Ken Block, the professional rally driver whose daring stunts made him an internet sensation, after his death aged 55 in a snowmobile accident.

Block’s Hoonigan Racing team confirmed his death in a statement on Instagram on Monday.