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==Death== On 19 December 1999, Llewelyn was driving alone from a book signing event when his [[Renault Mégane]] [[head-on collision|collided head-on]] with a [[Fiat Bravo]] on the [[A27 road|A27]] near the village of [[Berwick, East Sussex]]. Llewelyn sustained massive internal injuries and was airlifted by helicopter to [[Eastbourne District General Hospital]], where he died soon afterward at the age of 85. The driver of the Fiat, a 35-year-old man, was seriously injured but survived; a woman in her thirties was also in the Fiat and suffered minor injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/571888.stm |title=Bond actor killed in crash |work=BBC News |date=19 December 1999 |access-date=25 August 2013}}</ref> An inquest recorded a verdict of accidental death.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/14/4 | title = Road death of Q actor accidental | access-date = 12 September 2012 | date = 14 June 2000 | work = The Guardian | location = London }}</ref> Llewelyn's death occurred three weeks after the premiere of ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''. Roger Moore, who starred with Llewelyn in [[Roger Moore#James Bond era (1973–1985)|six of his seven ''Bond'' films]], spoke at his funeral on 6 January 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/692719.stm|title=James Bond's tribute to 'Q'|work=BBC News}}</ref> at St Mary the Virgin Church in [[Battle, East Sussex|Battle]], Sussex.<ref name="BBCNewsFuneral">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/592662.stm | title=Mourners remember 'Q' | date=6 January 2000 | work=BBC News | access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> The service was followed by a private cremation at [[Hastings Cemetery|Hastings Crematorium]], with the ashes given to Llewelyn's family.<ref name="BBCNewsFuneral" /> His widow, Pamela Mary Llewelyn, died in East Sussex in 2001, also aged 85. His son, Justin Llewelyn, died in 2012, aged 59.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2012/12/11/british-eventing-commentator-justin-llewelyn-dies/ | title=Eventing commentator Justin Llewelyn dies | date=11 December 2012 | publisher=horsetalk.co.nz | access-date=19 May 2019 | archive-date=4 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504150704/https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2012/12/11/british-eventing-commentator-justin-llewelyn-dies/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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