American Idol finalist dies in crash

Willie Spence takes part in American Idol in 2021 (Eric McCandless/ABC/AP)

A finalist on American Idol has died in a vehicle crash in the US.

Willie Spence, 23, died on Tuesday after hitting the rear of a tractor-trailer which was stopped on the hard shoulder near Chattanooga, Tennessee, according to news outlets which cited a Tennessee Highway Patrol report.