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Robert Anker, a former member of dance group Diversity, who won Britain's Got Talent in 2009, has died in a car crash in Canada.
The 27-year-old was killed when his car collided with a pick-up truck in Ontario, local media reports say.
Mr Anker, who was born in Essex, moved to Canada last year and married his girlfriend, Cyndi.
X-Factor choreographer Dean Lee tweeted: "This is truly heart-breaking."
Skip Twitter post by @DeanAnthLee Rob Anker. I have no words to speak after hearing of your passing. This is truly heart breaking. Thanks for the memories.
Shine bright. — D E A N L E E (@DeanAnthLee) July 28, 2017 Report
After making his name with the 2009 Britain's Got Talent winners, Mr Anker went on to appear in videos for music stars such as Paloma Faith and Jessie J.
'Incredible talent'
He also appeared in the West End show Thriller Live. In a Facebook post, the show announced that it was dedicating that evening's performance to Mr Anker's memory.
"He had incredible talent, great personality and was very popular amongst many. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends," the post said.
His cousin, Rochelle Hanson, has set up a JustGiving page to raise money to help family members attend his funeral in Canada.
She wrote: "On 27th July 2017, Robert Anker aged 27 was involved in a fatal car accident in Canada and sadly passed away at the scene.
"We are raising funds for his family to be able to cover all costs for their trip to go and arrange his funeral in Canada.
"We would love to ensure that his family don't worry or stress about money at this time."
York Regional Police in Canada said the crash occurred on July 27 just before 06:00 local time (11:00 BST), when a Chevy Cobalt collided with a Ford F550 pick-up truck.
They said the 27-year-old driver of the Chevy died at the scene, while the driver of the truck was uninjured.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the death of a British man in Canada. We are providing assistance to his family at this sad time".
File photo of Diversity in 2009. 
Robert Anker, a British dancer and member of troupe  when they won the 2009 season of , died in a car accident in Canada on Thursday. Anker died after a collision between his  and a  pick-up truck. The accident occurred in ,  at around 6:00 AM Thursday morning, . Anker, who moved to Canada last year, was 27 years old.

 confirmed the accident had occurred and the driver of the pick-up truck was not injured. A spokesman for the British Foreign Office said "We are aware of the death of a British man in Canada. We are providing assistance to his family at this sad time".

Anker's cousin Rochelle Hanson set up a  page, by yesterday already past its target of £5,000, to raise funds for his family to travel to the funeral in Canada. Hanson said "The family are devastated. He was an amazing and talented dancer. We would love to ensure that his family don’t worry or stress about money at this time."

Diversity, Anker's former dance crew, tweeted "A former member of our group has tragically passed away. He inspired so many with his talent and was taken far too soon. R.I.P Rob." The Twitter account for Britain's Got Talent said "We are so sorry to hear of the loss of Robert Anker, our thoughts and condolences go out to his friends, family and the whole of Diversity."

Dean Lee, a choreographer on talent show , tweeted, "Rob Anker. I have no words to speak after hearing of your passing. This is truly heart breaking. Thanks for the memories. Shine bright."

After winning the 2009 series of Britain's Got Talent, Anker performed in music videos of singers  and , and in the production of '''' in the . Anker and his girlfriend Cyndi married in September.


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