Two women have been killed in a car crash after attending a concert of Ed Sheeran. The two were said have travelled to Queensland to meet the “Thinking Out Loud” singer as part of a radio competition.

The collision of a truck and a car on the Pacific Motorway at Eight-Mile Plains, south of Brisbane, killed the two women. The truck, which was travelling south, crashed into a concrete barrier, but its driver was not injured, Seven News reports.

Another woman was rushed to the Princess Alexandra Hospital after suffering from injury from the crash. Shortly after the accident, her condition was declared stable.

Sheeran has yet to comment on the accident. His tour in Australia kicked off in Brisbane on Nov. 28, and throughout December, he will perform in Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.

Meanwhile, while having his tour in Australia, Sheeran was declared the most streamed artist of all time on Spotify. With more than 59 million listeners this year, he earned more than 3 billion streams to date.

In the annual Spotify Year in Music playlist, Sheeran ranked second in the list of top five global artists, with “Hotline Bling” singer Drake in the top spot. “The Hills” singer, The Weeknd; “Sugar” singer, Maroon 5; and Rihanna and Paul McCartney’s “FourFiveSeconds” collaborator, Kanye West, ranked third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

In the U.S., Sheeran ranked fourth in the list of top five artists, with Drake, The Weeknd and West in the first, second and third spots, respectively. “Rap God” rapper Eminem, who used to be Spotify’s most streamed artist of all time before Sheeran, ranked fifth.

To date, Sheeran has released two albums. Released on June 20, 2014, his second album titled “x” included the songs “Thinking Out Loud,” “Tenerife Sea,” “Photograph,” “Runaway,” “Don’t,” “Sing” and “I’m a Mess,” among others.

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