[5][7] Neale was involved in a traffic accident on Kennedy Road in Toronto on August 3, 2007, and was sent to hospital, when a Honda Civic collided with his Vespa scooter.

The 20-year-old driver of the car was charged with making an unsafe turn and appeared in court on October 25.

[9] On October 1, jacksoul's official webpage announced that Neale was recovering and remained in hospital.

On the morning of November 22, 2009, aged 39, Haydain Neale, a non-smoker, died of lung cancer at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital.

[4] In a released statement, Neale's wife Michaela said: "Through all these challenges, Haydain's sense of humour and love of music were ever-present.