He was killed as a result of a mass road accident in Moscow on the night of September 27, 2017 at the young age of 18. As it became known to the media, he was driving his Toyota Mark-2 when he witnessed an accident that occurred on the Moscow Ring Road. He saw that three cars (Gazelle, Skoda Octavia and VAZ 2110) collided. Egor decided to ask if drivers need some help. Klinaev got out of his car and joined the discussion of the incident. The Deu Nexia driver also stopped his car and intended to understand the situation. Meanwhile, the Honda Accord driver didn't notice the accident. According to journalists, he first shot down three people and Klinaev was among them and then rammed Skoda Octavia. As a result, it was thrown further on the road, and the car collided with Toyota. The Honda Accord driver lost control on driving and continued the movement and hit two other cars. Egor Klinaev died at the scene.