The 63-year-old music star, who was a member of the pioneering hip-hop group The Sequence, died in a car crash on Saturday.

Stone was travelling back to Atlanta from Alabama when the van she was riding in overturned on Interstate 65, a major highway in central US.

Walter Millsap III, her long-time manager, was as saying she was struck by a large truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Alabama Highway Patrol reported that the crash happened around 4:25 a.m., about five miles south of Montgomery.

Others in the vehicle were said to have survived while some in the crash got hospitalised.

Stone’s children, Diamond and Michael Archer, expressed devastation at their mother’s death.

Millsap called it an “unimaginable tragedy”.

Officials at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), where Stone was set to perform at a basketball game halftime show, honoured her with a moment of silence.

Angie Stone was a trailblazer in hip-hop and R&B.

She is credited with having shaped the neo-soul movement with hits like ‘No More’ and ‘Brotha’.

Her impact extended beyond music, with acting roles in ‘The Fighting Temptations’ and ‘Ride Along’.

Fans and peers continue to mourn her passing, remembering her as an icon who left an indelible mark on music.

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