Editing Lisa Lopes (section)

== Death and funeral ==
[[File:Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes grave.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Lopes's grave at Hillandale Memorial Gardens]]
On April 25, 2002, Lopes was driving a rented [[Mitsubishi Montero]] SUV in [[La Ceiba]], [[Honduras]], when she swerved to avoid a truck then turned sharply to the left as she tried to avoid an oncoming car.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/28/us/rapper-who-died-in-crash-sought-refuge-from-image.html|title=Rapper Who Died in Crash Sought Refuge From Image|last=Kinzer|first=Stephen|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 28, 2002}}</ref> The vehicle rolled several times after hitting two trees, 
throwing Lopes and three others out of the windows, and finally coming to rest in a ditch at the side of the road.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lopes-funeral-set-75948/|title=Lopes Funeral Set|magazine=Billboard|date=April 29, 2002}}</ref> She died instantly of "fracture of the base of the cranium" and "open cerebral trauma", and was the only person fatally injured in the crash.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/4/28/19651964/tlc-s-lopes-celebrated-life-at-spa-before-death/|title=TLC's Lopes celebrated life at spa before death|publisher=Deseret News|date=April 28, 2002}}</ref> She was not wearing a seat belt. The collision was recorded on video from inside the vehicle because a [[The Last Days of Left Eye|documentary film]] was in progress.<ref name="autopsy">"Autopsy: The Last Hours of Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes."  ''Autopsy: The Last Hours of...''.  Nar. Eric Meyers.  Exec. Prod. Suzy Davis, Ed Taylor, and Michael Kelpie.  Reelz, 24 Mar. 2019.  Television.</ref>

Lopes' funeral was held at [[New Birth Missionary Baptist Church]] in [[Lithonia, Georgia]], on May 2, 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last=Susman|first=Gary|title=Bad Car-ma|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/04/30/lisa-lopes-was-involved-earlier-fatal-wreck/|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 30, 2002|archive-date=October 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061511/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,234414,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands Gather to Say Goodbye to Left Eye|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453735/thousands-gather-left-eye-funeral.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202175346/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453735/thousands-gather-left-eye-funeral.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=MTV|date=May 2, 2002}}</ref> Thousands of people attended.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands mourn 'Left Eye'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1964559.stm|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=BBC News|date=May 3, 2002}}</ref> Engraved upon her casket were the lyrics to her portion of "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]", stating "Dreams are hopeless aspirations, in hopes of coming true, believe in yourself, the rest is up to me and you."<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands attend Lopes funeral|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1965662.stm|access-date=December 27, 2017|work=BBC News|date=May 3, 2002}}</ref> Gospel duo [[Mary Mary]] sang their song "[[Shackles (Praise You)]]" at the funeral.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/43236/left-eye-funeral-draws-thousands|title=Left Eye Funeral Draws Thousands|date=May 2, 2002|website=Eonline.com|access-date=April 1, 2020}}</ref> Lopes was buried at Hillandale Memorial Gardens in Lithonia.<ref>{{cite news|title='Left Eye' laid to rest|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lisa-lopes-left-eye-1380000|access-date=December 27, 2017|work=NME|date=May 2, 2002}}</ref>