British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch's former colleague has died tragically, just days before a yacht carrying Lynch went down in a storm off Sicily.

Stephen Chamberlain, who was 52 and used to work as the Vice President of Finance at Lynch's old company, Autonomy, was hit by a car while jogging on Saturday. His lawyer, Gary Lincenberg, shared this news with CNN.

This unfortunate event occurred just two days before Lynch, who is now 59, went missing. Lynch was on a luxury yacht that sank near Sicily early Monday morning after being hit by a tornado. Along with Lynch, five other people were also on the yacht and are currently missing.

Earlier this year, both Lynch and Chamberlain were found not guilty of fraud in a San Francisco court. They had been accused of misleading Hewlett-Packard (HP) about the value of Autonomy when it was sold to HP for $11 billion in 2011.

Before his death, Chamberlain faced the same serious charges as Lynch, including conspiracy and wire frau...