At the time of his death, Dlamini was in the process of completing his very first home in Msinga, his hometown in KwaZulu-Natal. The fatal accident happened while Dlamini was en route to the Basadi Let's Dance Music Festival, held at the Umhlathuze Sports Complex in Richards Bay. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport confirmed his passing on Sunday, 9 August 2026, via its official Facebook page. The department shared a statement from MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, which confirmed that Dlamini died at the scene of the accident. His passing, alongside that of Gupta, has left the Maskandi community and music lovers across South Africa in profound grief.