The former session drummer with Swedish pop band Abba Ola Brunkert has been found dead in the garden of his Spanish home with cuts to his throat, BBC reported Monday.

The musician was found by a neighbour late on Sunday in a pool of blood.

He had managed to wrap a towel around his neck before leaving the house to summon help before collapsing in the garden.

A spokeswoman said the death of the 62-year-old musician appeared to be accidental.

Police believe Brunkert hit his head on a window and shattered the glass which cut him.

"He was a very creative musician who contributed a lot when we toured together and worked in the studio," former Abba star Bjorn Ulvaeus said.

Brunket, who retired to Majorca, first played with Abba on the group's first single, People Need Love, and went on to tour with them in 1977, 1979 and 1980.

Despite breaking up more than 25 years ago, the group best known for hits such as Waterloo and Take A Chance On Me, still sells between two and three million albums a year.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!