Charlie Colin, founding member of Train, dies aged 58 after slipping in shower

Musician – the band’s bassist during its most successful period – was house sitting for a friend in Belgium

Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the US pop-rock band Train, best known for their hits Drops of Jupiter and Meet Virginia, has died aged 58.

Colin’s sister Carolyn Stephens confirmed her brother’s death to the Associated Press on Wednesday. He died after slipping and falling in the shower while house sitting for a friend in Brussels, Belgium, the celebrity website TMZ.com reported.