ˈæftɚ pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ wɪð mˈɛmfɪs slˈɪm ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ɪn bˈɜːsləm, stˈoʊk ˌɔn tɹˈɛnt, bˈɛnɪt wʌz dɹˈaɪvɪŋ hˈoʊm ɪn ɐ fˈoːɹd tɹˈænsɪt vˈæn ɪn wˈɔːɹɪkʃɚ wɛn hiː ɐpˈæɹəntli fˈɛl ɐslˈiːp æt ðə wˈiːl.
After performing with Memphis Slim on 26 March 1976, in Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Bennett was driving home in a Ford Transit van in Warwickshire when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel.