A Google executive has died in an accident at the Cannes Lions festival. The employee is understood to be a member of Google’s UK’s marketing team and is understood to have died in a traffic accident.

Google, which in recent years has become one of the biggest companies to attend the annual advertising industry award event, released a brief statement. “We lost a loved and respected member of our team,” said a spokeswoman for the company. “We are deeply saddened and our thoughts are with his family and friends.”

Google is not releasing any further details about the employee, or the accident, out of respect for the family, who are understood to have travelled to Cannes.