MADRID , Spain ( CNN ) -- A drummer for the Swedish pop group ABBA has died after an apparent accident at his home in Spain , a Civil Guard spokeswoman said Monday . Ola Brunkert was found dead late Sunday at his home in the town of Arta on Spain 's Mediterranean island of Mallorca , the spokeswoman said . Police believe Brunkert may have fallen against a glass partition separating his home 's kitchen from the garden , and the glass broke and fatally cut his throat , she said . He was found in the garden and is believed to have bled to death , she added . An official cause of death is pending until after an autopsy . Brunkert , born in 1946 in Sweden , played drums on ABBA 's first single , `` People Need Love , '' according to Abba 's official Web site . He was not among the four best-known members of ABBA whose faces adorned the album covers -- Anni-Frid Lyngstad , Bjorn Ulvaeus , Benny Andersson and Agnetha Faltskog -- but he was a key supporting musician for the group as it achieved stardom . The group 's hits included `` Dancing Queen , '' `` Waterloo , '' `` Take a Chance on Me '' and `` Knowing Me , Knowing You . '' `` Ola toured with ABBA in 1977 , 1979 and 1980 , '' the official Web site said . `` Together with bass player Rutger Gunnarsson , Ola is probably the only musician to appear on all ABBA albums -- he was one of the most frequently used Swedish session musicians during the 1970s . '' E-mail to a friend .
Ola Brunkert , who toured with ABBA in '70s , dies on Spanish island , police say . Brunkert apparently fell against glass partition that broke , cutting his throat . Score: 6 ` People Need Love ''