Death Irony

356 real-life examples of death irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of death? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that Paul Walker, actor from Fast and the Furious, died in a fiery car crash?

    56% ironic 1,358 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that "A Nebraska teenager - dressed as a mobile breathalysing unit for a Halloween party - was pulled over on his way home and arrested for drink-driving."

    63% ironic 1,226 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that Liam Neeson in "Love Actually" played a widower, and then his real-life wife also died?

    72% not ironic 148 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that A person died in the living room.

    64% not ironic 87 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that In a word-count of obituaries, the word "life" is usually the most common.

    70% not ironic 68 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that The inventor of the petard crusher was accidentally hoist on his own invention?

    94% ironic 60 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Winning the lottery at the age of 80 and dying the next day.

    97% not ironic 49 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that 3 pilots die in fiery plane crash en rote to air safety conference http://www.

    78% ironic 44 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that Dying in the Living room.

    84% not ironic 38 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that In 1981, while standing next to his car, President Ronald Reagan was hit in the chest by a bullet fired by John Hinkley...

    79% ironic 37 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that Someone is run over and killed by an ambulance?

    89% ironic 34 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that I choked on a Lifesaver.

    82% ironic 29 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Saddam pretended to have chemical weapons in order to prevent neighbouring countries from attacking?

    77% ironic 28 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that An old man turned ninety-eight...

    72% not ironic 26 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that The fireman died in a fire.

    56% ironic 26 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that My mum died the same day my daughter was born.

    96% not ironic 25 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that In 1912 the Titanic was touted as "100% unsinkable", and yet the ship sank on its maiden voyage.

    87% ironic 24 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that An ambulance driver rushes to the scene of an accident, only to run the victim over, because the victim crawled into the middle of the street in the darkness of night.

    97% ironic 24 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that A 107 year old man into health and nutrition walks three miles every morning to get his newspaper to read and then dies because he is hit by a bus while crossing a street?

    77% ironic 23 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that The ambulance ran over somebody.

    93% ironic 23 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A blind man "witnesses" a murder.

    91% ironic 21 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that The boy got ran over by an ambulance?

    70% ironic 21 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that A guy is sad and lonely so he buys a cat to keep him company and cheer him...

    60% ironic 20 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that The timber merchant who supplied the wood for my house was killed when a tree fell on his car.

    68% ironic 19 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that A person terrified of cars dies in a train accident.

    62% ironic 19 votes Vote →