After Lyn becomes pregnant, the pair marry in November 1993. Frank drives to his wedding reception with Tony Dixon (Mark Lennock) as a passenger - Frank offered Tony a lift to get him away from his feuding (separated) parents, Ron (Vince Earl) and DD (Irene Marot). Jimmy Corkhill (Dean Sullivan) is also driving, but while under the influence of cocaine. He causes Frank to swerve off the road and crash into a wall. Lyn, who was sitting in the back of the Rolls Royce car, escapes uninjured, but Frank and Tony took the brunt of the impact. Frank dies shortly after reaching the hospital, and Tony is left in a coma. After Frank's funeral, it is revealed that the post-mortem showed him to be above the drink-drive limit. In Frank's will it states No.5, along with his savings, are to be split between his children and new wife. No.5 is eventually sold to Barry Grant in 1994 and the proceeds split between Lyn, Sammy, Geoff (Stephen Walters) and Katie (Diane Burke).