Marc Bolan was an English musician. He was one of the pioneers of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. He died at a very young age in an accident.

Marc Bolan Cause Of Death

Marc Bolan was killed when a car driven by his girlfriend, singer Gloria Jones, struck a tree in southwest London, on September 16, 1977.

The car crash site has subsequently become a shrine to his memory, where fans leave tributes beside the tree. In 2013, the shrine was featured on the BBC Four series Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain’s Holiest Places.

How Old Was Marc Bolan When He Died?

March Bolan was just 29 years old when he died on September 16,  1977. He was born on September 30, 1947, in Hackney, London, England.