Ken Block, YouTube star and professional rally driver, has died in a snowmobile accident at age 55

• The YouTuber star and rally driver Ken Block died at 55 after a snowmobile accident.
• The death was confirmed by a local sheriff's office and Block's own Hoonigan Industries.

The YouTuber and professional rally driver Ken Block has died at the age of 55, according to a police statement and his automotive clothing company Hoonigan Industries.

Block died in a snowmobile accident in the Mill Hollow area of Utah after he was traveling on a steep slope and the snowmobile "upended" and crushed him, according to a statement from the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office, which said he was pronounced dead on the scene.

"Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband," said a statement from Hoonigan Industries. Block's gear and apparel company. "He will be incredibly missed."

Block, who was also a co-founder of the footwear company DC Shoes, had just under two million subscribers and 206 million views on his personal YouTube account, which he created in 2010.

A channel for Hoonigan Industries has over 5.3 million subscribers and one billion views, and features the viral "Gymkhana" series that showed Block driving wildly and drifting in a variety of vehicles.

Most recently, Block uploaded footage of his journey to take the 2022 American Rally Association title.

Fans have filled the comment section with messages saying he was an inspiration to them and sending condolences to Block's family.

"RIP Ken... what a legacy you have left behind," one user wrote.

Block began professional rally driving in 2005 and won over 25 national-level competitions around the world, according to his YouTube bio.