The Liverpool band Her’s have died while on tour in the US, their label have confirmed.

The duo, comprised of Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading, were travelling to a gig in Santa Ana, California on Wednesday when they were involved in a road accident. Both members and their tour manager, Trevor Engelbrektson, died in the incident.

Her's were featured on BBC Radio 1 as recently as Sunday, when DJ Huw Stephens played their track What Once Was which was recorded live at the SXSW festival.

The record was played as part of the station's set-piece BBC Introducing feature, showcasing the brightest new talent across the British music scene.

A number of artists have gone on to headline festivals and release platinum-selling albums, including James Bay, Florence and the Machine, Jake Bugg, George Ezra and Blossoms.

They had performed in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday and were driving about 350 miles to Santa Ana when the crash happened.

Local reports said four were killed when a vehicle going the wrong way on Interstate 10 collided with a van carrying three people shortly after 1am local time. Police could not confirm the identities of those killed.

Mr Fitzpatrick and Mr Laading met while at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, releasing their first album in 2017 entitled Songs of Her's.