India, Sept. 19 -- Brett James, a Grammy-winning composer renowned for popular songs such as Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel," died at 57 in a tragic small engine plane crash on Thursday, as per the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said that it was summoned to an accident in Franklin, Macon County, around 3 pm on Thursday, NBC News reported. It confirmed the deaths of three people: Brett James Cornelius, Melody Carole, and Meryl Maxwell Wilson.

Following his death, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame released a statement on social media that read: "We mourn the untimely loss of Hall of Fame member Brett James ("Jesus Take The Wheel" / "When The Sun Goes Down"), a 2020 inductee who ...