Today, Saturday, the 39-year-old Lebanese artist, George Al-Rassi, died in a terrible traffic accident on an international road in the Bekaa region, east of Lebanon, on the border with Syria.
And the official Lebanese “National News Agency” in Zahle quoted the agency’s representative, that the Lebanese artist, George Al-Rassi, died after his car collided with a median barrier in the factory’s locality at the point separating the Lebanese and Syrian borders, while he was coming from the Syrian border, and a woman who was accompanied by him died. .
According to information reported by one TV Lebanon, George Al-Rassi "slept" as he was driving across the Syrian border, which led to his crashing into a large wall on a highway in the factory and his death instantly, along with the woman who was with him.
Immediately, the security forces came to the scene and opened an investigation to find out the circumstances.
The civil defense teams also came from the factory center, and worked to pull Al-Rassi and the young woman from the car and transported them to Taanayel General Hospital, and it was reported that they died as a result of the horrific accident.
On Saturday morning, the General Directorate of Civil Defense reported on Twitter that two people were killed when their car collided in the cement separator at the Masnaa border point in the Bekaa.
The Lebanese Civil Defense explained in its tweet that its members used "hydraulic rescue equipment" due to "the car's structure was severely damaged as a result of the force of the accident."
Two people were killed when their car crashed into the cement separator at the Masnaa-Bekaa border point.
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— Lebanese Civil Defense (@CivilDefenseLB) August 27, 2022
Pictures published by Lebanese websites and social media pages showed a black car badly damaged as a result of colliding with a cement separator.
A video of the horrific accident that killed the young artist #George_Al-Rassi and his girlfriend, after returning from a party he held in #Syria, so that his car collided with the cement separator that separates the way to and fro, amid the absence of lighting on the road.. Mercy for their soul.. pic.twitter.com/ 4DwQxcI7FE
— Bila Rakaba (@BilaRakaba) August 27, 2022
Lebanese media also published a video clip in which it said that it was the last appearance of the late artist George Al-Rassi during his concert in Syria, two hours before his death.
Before death kidnapped him at dawn today on the factory road after his car crashed into the cement separator, the artist Georges Al-Rassi was giving a concert for him in Syria, and this was the atmosphere of his evening before his departure...#onetvlebanon #georgesalrassi #car accidents #Lebanon #celebrities #George_Al-Rassi pic.twitter.com /iIJTpq79Wz
— One TV (@onetvlebanon) August 27, 2022
obituary of the young singer
The news of his death caused grief through social networks, as many users, especially on Twitter, expressed their regret over the death of the young singer at an early age.
"What is this sad news this morning, very early George. May God give patience to the family of the artist George Al-Rassi for this disaster, and the family of the boys who were with him. My sincere condolences to all the fans of #George_Al-Rassi."
Thus, the artist, George Wassouf, mourned the young singer, George El Rassi.
It is noteworthy that Al-Rassi drew the attention of the public and music critics, especially due to the similarity of his voice with the quality of the famous Syrian singer George Wassouf.
What is the sad news this morning, very early George.
May God give patience to the family of the artist, George Al-Rassi, for this disaster, and the family of the boys who were with you.
My sincere condolences to all fans of #George_Al-Rassi pic.twitter.com/Cr96uN96bc
— Georges Wassouf (@wassouf) August 27, 2022
About George El Rassi
Georges Al-Rassi was born on December 2, 1982, into an artistic family. His father is an oud player, and he was able to pursue his vocal and artistic abilities.
And the first contract that George Al-Rassi spent at the age of 16 was with the "Obsion" club, to perform concerts, as it was his main opportunity to meet the public.
In 1995, George Al-Rassi met the famous composer Samir Qibti, who was convinced of Al-Rassi's abilities, so that Copt would become his own producer.
After that, he trained under the hand of musician Shaker Al-Mouji, where he was able, in cooperation with him, to release the album "Hekaya", most of his songs were composed by him.
The young singer has several albums to his credit since his launch in the mid-nineties of the last century, and many songs in different dialects, especially Lebanese and Egyptian, some of which have become widespread in Arab countries.
During his career, Al-Rassi, who hails from northern Lebanon, collaborated with well-known names in the field of music composition and Arabic lyrical poetry in the past two decades.
His name was also circulated in the Arab artistic press against the background of his personal life, including news of his divorce or the ups and downs of his relationship with his sister, Lebanese actress Nadine Al-Rassi.