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Originally Posted by Razer_2mb

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Technically it wasn't an accident but intentinal. It was after the surgery they did while he was uncoincious from the first accident. Remember that they said if he got the surgery he'll never sing a again. He lost his will to live after he found out he got the operation.

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Sure he lost the will to live, that's why he became a Shinigami when he died. He didn't go driving off the cliff though, that was because he slipped on the road. It was an indirect consequence of him losing his will to live, causing him to act reckless and slip. At least, that's how it's depicted in the anime imo. It wasn't a planned suicide like the manga apparently has.