“School of Rock” star Kevin Clark dies at 32 after being struck by a car

School of Rock star Kevin Clark has died aged 32 after being fatally struck by a car, according to TMZ.

The actor was said to be riding his bicycle around Chicago on Wednesday morning when the accident occurred.

The Cook County Medical Examiner told the website that he was taken to hospital after the incident and was pronounced dead at just after 2 am.

Police told Chicago Sun Times that a 20-year-old woman was driving the car that hit him and she was issued citations.

The star played drummer Freddy Jones in the 2003 Jack Black comedy, landed the role when he was just 12-years-old.

The film, directed by Richard Linklater, followed Black’s substitute teacher Dewey Finn as he tried to turn his class of uptight private school pupils into a rock group.

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