Russian Miss Universe 2017 contestant Alexandrova died at age 30 due to severe injuries sustained when an animal collided with her vehicle. Her husband, who was driving, survived the incident.

Miss Universe alum Kseniya Alexandrova has died at 30 after an elk crashed through the windshield of the car she was riding in, according to Russian outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta and reported in American markets by PEOPLE.

I really hope that Kseniya's death will not be in vain, and that somehow this barbarity will be stopped," Kseniya Alexandrova’s husband said.