caption death_date death_place years_active image_size nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation death_cause
bernd methe with reiner methe 11 november 2011 between empfingen and haigerloch , baden-württemberg 1988 -- 2011 250px german 01 june 1964 bernd_methe_und_reiner_methe % 2c_handball-referee _ -lrb- 1 -rrb- . jpg bernd and reiner methe
 bernd and reiner methe handball referee traffic crash
bernd and reiner methe

bernd and reiner methe -lrb- june 1 , 1964 -- november 11 , 2011 -rrb- were german twins and handball referees .
they refereed for the german handball-bundesliga and in international competitions until their deaths in a car crash in november 2011 .
their highest profile match was the final of the 2010 european men 's handball championship .
