小鸡乐队的创始成员劳拉·林奇，死于车祸

Laura Lynch, a founding member and the original bassist of the beloved country band the Chicks, died in a car accident in West Texas on Friday, CBS News reports. 

据哥伦比亚广播公司报道，劳拉·林奇，心爱的乡村乐队小鸡的创始成员和最初的贝斯手，周五在西德克萨斯州死于一场车祸。

The group's current members — Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire, and Natalie Maines — confirmed the musician’s death in a social media statement on Saturday. 

该乐队的现任成员艾米丽·斯特雷耶、玛蒂·马奎尔和娜塔莉·梅恩斯周六在社交媒体上发表声明，证实了这位音乐家的死讯。

“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Chicks,” it read. “We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing, and traveling together. Laura was a bright light… her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band.”

声明中写道:“得知‘小鸡’的创始成员劳拉·林奇去世的消息，我们感到震惊和悲伤。”“我们在一起玩音乐、一起欢笑、一起旅行的时光，在我们心中都有一个特殊的位置。劳拉是一束明亮的光……她的感染力和幽默感给我们乐队早期的生活带来了火花。”

“Laura had a gift for design, a love of all things Texas, and was instrumental in the early success of the band," the statement continued. "Her undeniable talents helped propel us beyond busking on street corners to stages all across Texas and the mid-West. “Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this sad time.” 

“劳拉有设计天赋，热爱德克萨斯的一切，在乐队早期的成功中发挥了重要作用，”声明继续说道。“她不可否认的天赋帮助我们从街角的街头表演到遍布德克萨斯州和中西部的舞台。“在这个悲伤的时刻，我们与她的家人和亲人在一起。”

According to local NBC News station KTSM, which cited the Texas Department of Safety, the accident occurred when the driver of a pickup truck traveling on U.S. Highway 62 attempted to overtake another vehicle on a two-way undivided portion of the highway. The truck then collided head-on with Lynch’s vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. 

据当地NBC新闻台KTSM援引德克萨斯州安全部门的话说，事故发生时，一辆在美国62号高速公路上行驶的皮卡司机试图在高速公路的双向不可分割路段超车。卡车随后与林奇的车正面相撞。她当场被宣布死亡。

The other driver, whose vehicle caught on fire following the collision, was reportedly taken to an El Paso hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, per the outlet.

另一名司机的车在碰撞后起火，据报道，他被送往埃尔帕索医院，伤势没有生命危险。

The Texas Department of Safety did not immediately respond to EW's request for more information.

德州安全部门没有立即回应EW的更多信息请求。

Lynch co-founded the Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, in 1989 with Robin Lynn Macy, Maguire, and Strayer. She played bass and provided lead vocals on the group's first three records — 1990’s Thank Heavens for Dale Evans, 1992’s Little Ol’ Cowgirl, and 1993’s Shouldn’t a Told You That — before leaving the band. She was replaced by its current lead vocalist, Maines. The Chicks would go on to reach critical acclaim with the release of their 1998 album, Wide Open Spaces, which won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album the following year.

1989年，林奇与罗宾·林恩·梅西、马奎尔和斯特雷耶共同创立了“小鸡”乐队，原名“南方小鸡”。在离开乐队之前，她在乐队的前三张唱片——1990年的《感谢上帝戴尔·埃文斯》、1992年的《Little Ol ' Cowgirl》和1993年的《不该告诉你的》——中担任贝斯手并担任主唱。她被现任主唱梅恩斯取代。小鸡乐队在1998年发行的专辑《Wide Open Spaces》广受好评，并于次年获得格莱美最佳乡村专辑奖。

After departing the group, Lynch moved to Mineral Wells, Texas, to raise her daughter Asia according to a 2003 interview with the Plainview Herald of Texas. At the time, she said she'd enjoyed being a member of the Chicks but had no regrets about missing out on the band’s future success and multiple Grammy wins.

据2003年Plainview Herald of Texas的采访，离开乐队后，林奇搬到了德克萨斯州的Mineral Wells抚养女儿Asia。当时，她说她很享受成为小鸡乐队的一员，但并不后悔错过了乐队未来的成功和多次格莱美奖。

“It was worth it,” Lynch said of being in the group. “I’d get anemic all over again to do it.”

“这是值得的，”林奇在谈到加入这个小组时说。“为了做这件事，我宁愿再次贫血。”