Sad news. Vitalik Buterin has been tragically killed in an auto accident. RESTEEM THIS SPRED THE WORD

The victims in the crash have been identified asVitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, and 34-year old Travis Sellmon.

Police told Local News two vehicles were involved in the crash that injured five people and killed two.

Officers confirmed the Vitalik and Travis were travelling in seperate vehicles.

The accident, which happened shortly before 6:30 p.m., caused the closure of Lougheed Highway in both directions between Pitt River Road and Como Lake Road.

The highway re-opened after being closed for much of Sunday night as police investigated the crash.

Buterin has become a celebrity in the cryptocurrency space and is credited with co-founding Bitcoin Magazine in 2011. He has more than 90,000 Twitter followers and posts frequently about the industry’s latest news. He was a 2014 recipient of billionaire Peter Thiel’s prestigious fellowship and last year, he was included on Fortune’s 40 under 40 list.

Buterin reportedly first grew interested in bitcoin when his father introduced him to the concept, and he soon became an expert in the emerging field. In 2011, he launched the cryptocurrency’s eponymous magazine.

Many individuals have taken to twitter to theorize that Buterins death was actually a suicide due to the significant drop in Etheriums price.

RIP