Multimillionaire creator of Call of Duty Vince Zampella is killed in car crash

Vince Zampella, the creator of video game Call of Duty, has been killed in a car crash in Southern California. 

Zampella, 55, was travelling along a scenic road in the San Gabriel Mountains - north of Los Angeles - on Sunday afternoon when the vehicle he was in veered off the road and hit a concrete barrier, KNBC reported.

The car became engulfed in flames and trapped the driver, who died at the scene. A passenger was ejected from the vehicle and died at a nearby hospital.

The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation. It is unclear at this time if Zampella was the driver or passenger.

The multi-millionaire video game tycoon co-founded Respawn Entertainment in 2010. 

The studio, which was acquired by EA seven years later, is best known for its games Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Apex Legends and STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order.

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