Jim and Jan Ross at a WWE NXT event in San Jose at Wrestlemania. (via jrsbarbq.com)

Jan Ross, wife of legendary former WWE commentator Jim Ross, has died as a result of injuries suffered in a traffic accident earlier this week.

While riding her Vespa en route to a gym near her Oklahoma home, Jan Ross was struck by a car. She was not wearing a helmet, according to Jim, and suffered multiple skull fractures.

My wife Jan, my little angel, was hit while riding her Vespa & has multiple skull fractures. She's in surgery now. We need a miracle. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) March 21, 2017





“My wife Jan, my little angel, was hit while riding her Vespa & has multiple skull fractures,” Ross said on Twitter in the hours after the accident. “She’s in surgery now. We need a miracle.”

Jan Ross passed away on Wednesday, as Ross later noted.

A Priest gave my wife Jan her last rites tonight. My little Angel is gone. ???????? — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) March 23, 2017





Police continue to investigate the accident. Jan Ross was 55 years old.

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