When A Mini Accident Cut Marc Bolan's Life Short

Mail Online recounts the events surrounding T Rex rocker Marc Bolan's death on September 16, 1977, the hardship experienced by his wife and child after his death and how David Bowie came to their  aid.

Bolan died when he was  ejected from the front passenger seat of his custom-painted electric purple Mini when it spun out of control and hit a tree.  He was not wearing a seatbelt.