Laura Lynch dead at 65: Dixie Chicks founding member ‘killed in car crash’ in El Paso, Texas

LAURA Lynch, one of the founding members of the all-woman country music band the Dixie Chicks, has died at age 65 after being involved in a car crash, according to reports.

Lynch was driving from El Paso, Texas, to Dell City when the tragic accident occurred on Friday, the musician's cousin told .

Additional details about the crash or what caused it were not immediately available.

The U.S. Sun has reached out to the group for comment.

In 1989, Lynch, alongside Robin Lynn Macy, Martie Erwin, and Emily Erwin, formed the popular southern country ground - now known simply as The Chicks as of 2020.

Lynch served as the band's upright bassist before eventually becoming the lead vocalist.

The country music group mostly played in local Texas venues and toured the area and surrounding states.

Between 1990 and 1995, the band struggled to produce any chart-topping hits.

Their first album, Thank Heavens for Dale Evans, did not produce a charting single.

During that time, founding member Robin Lynn Macy exited the group after the release of their second album.

Despite the release of their album, Shouldn't a Told You That, in 1993, they were still unable to attract support from a major record label,

It was in 1995 when Lynch left the band and was replaced by Natalie Maines.

With the addition of Maines, the new Dixie Chicks had a more contemporary sound and a new look, leaving their cowgirl dressed in the past.

The group eventually signed a long-term deal with Sony and, in 1997, released the single I Can Love You Better, which reached the Top 10 on American country music charts.

The new Dixie Chicks lineup released their first studio album together in 1998, Wide Open Spaces, featuring three chart-topping hits: There's Your Trouble, You Were Mine, and the title track.

The album propelled the group to the top five on both country and pop charts, with sales of 12 million copies in the country music arena alone, setting a record for the best-selling duo or group album in the genre's history.

In June 2020, the band changed their name to the Chicks, dropping the word Dixie, following criticism that the word had connotations of American slavery.

Lynch is survived by her daughter.