Abba drummer dies in gardening accident

Abba's drumming sensation of the 70s was found dead in the garden of his Spainish home.

Police believe that Ola Brunkert died after suffering fatal cuts on his throat after a gardening accident.

Ola Brunkert (62) toured with Abba in 1977, 1979 and 1980. He is the only musician, alongside bassist Rutger Gunnarsson, to be credited on all of the group's albums, and retired to Majorca after the break-up of the band twenty-five years ago.

The BBC reports that police believe Brunkert hit his head on a glass window on Sunday afternoon, sustaining fatal neck wounds from broken glass. He managed to wrap a towel around his neck and stagger through the garden in search of help before collapsing.