Just fifteen minutes before his wedding, a man was killed in a car accident this morning.
What is technically untrue is this: you said it was fifteen minutes before the wedding. Which implies the wedding took place. Which I assume it didn't, since the groom was dead.
What you meant to say was this (italics mine):
Just fifteen minutes before he was to wed, a man was killed in a car accident this morning.
Watch your words. Be precise and use exactly the words you mean to use. Be sure you say what you mean, and mean what you say.
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