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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, member of hip-hop R&B group TLC, was killed in a car accident Thursday in Honduras, her record label reported early Friday. The singer was one of eight people in the vehicle at the time of the accident. Three members of Egypt, a new band, were taken to Dantoni Hospital in La Ceiba. In an interview on CNN's "TalkBack Live," Lopes' fellow TLC band members, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, remembered her as a loving, big-hearted, multi-talented woman. Lopes was on vacation in the Central American country, a place she often visited, said TLC manager Bill Diggins. He received a phone call late Thursday from authorities in Honduras, reporting the accident. Diggins said seven other people were in the vehicle at the time of the accident and no one else was injured. My thoughts and prayers are with Lisa's family and friends. The group attracted attention for their looks and their wardrobe, which included floppy hats and Lopes' trademark, a pair of glasses with a condom in place of the left-eye lens. Lopes car accident Lopes died instantly when this vehicle, which she was driving, slammed into another vehicle on a road in Honduras. In 1994, Lopes set fire to the Atlanta-area mansion she shared with former Atlanta Falcon Andre Rison. She pleaded guilty to arson and was sentenced to a halfway house and five years' probation, as well as a $10,000 fine. Among the reasons cited was the management deal with Pebbles Reid. Lopes didn't appear at a TLC news conference late in 2000. The media reported seeing her with another boyfriend, model Sean Newman, in Chicago, New Orleans, London and Honduras. Last year, Lopes and Rison were to marry, but the wedding was called off abruptly. Moving forward But the group maintained its position in the industry. In 1996, TLC won two of its four Grammy Awards, and also picked up MTV Video Awards for its flashy, high-tech videos. In 2000, Lopes challenged the other members of the group to make solo albums so fans could choose the most popular member of TLC. Her own solo album, the recently released "Supernova," sold poorly and had little radio play. Watkins dismissed talk of a rift in an interview with The Associated Press last year. I'm not always going to agree with Lisa and she's not always going to agree with me," she told the AP. Find 51 Back to the top 2003 Cable News Network LP, LLLP.
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