BBC ON THIS DAY | 30 | 1955: James Dean killed in car smash

1955: James Dean killed in car smash The Hollywood film star James Dean has been killed in a road accident in California, USA. The 24-year-old actor was behind the wheel of his German-made Porsche sports car when it was involved in a head-on collision with another car 30 miles (48 km) east of Paso …