The England U-19 striker, 18, was a member of the Rs first-team squad but was recovering from an ankle injury.
As a result QPR's proposed fixture at Burnley was postponed, the tragedy coming in the same week that Walsall youngster Anton Reid died after collapsing during a training session.
It is the second death of a young QPR player in 12 months, last year a member of their schoolboy team - 15-year-old Kiyan Prince - was murdered outside his school.
While Championship teams offered their condolences, Coventry took over at the top of the table thanks to a 1-0 win at Cardiff City.
Jay Tabb scored the only goal of the game after 34 minutes, although Darren Purse missed the chance to level for the Welsh side when his penalty came crashing back off the crossbar.
Freddy Eastwood's remarkable start to life at Wolves continued, as he hit a double against Blackpool to fire the Molineux side to second place in the table.
Gary Taylor-Fletcher had put the Seasiders ahead before the Welsh international struck.
Former Iron striker Billy Sharp's wait for his first senior Sheffield United goal goes on, despite making his second start in the 1-0 win over West Brom at Bramall Lane.
James Beattie's first-half header sealed all three points for the Blades, although Sharp impressed with his performance.
The two teams with 100 per cent records going into the weekend - Stoke and Watford - both lost, with Stoke going down 3-2 at Southampton.
Andrew Surman, Grzegorz Rasiak and Jhon Viafara netted for the Saints, while Watfod were thrashed 4-1 at Leicester.
Charlton's mediocre start to the season looked to be continuing when they trailed by two goals at home to Sheffield Wednesday.
Burton O'Brien and Tommy Spurr had the Owls apparently coasting after just 15 minutes, but the Addicks launched a second-half comeback to win 3-2.
Andy Reid struck six minutes after the restart, and debutant Chris Iwelumo levelled after 67 minutes. With three minutes to go Iwelumo struck again, ensuring Wednesday remain rooted to the foot of the table. They are the only side without at least a point from the opening three games.
Teddy Sheringham continued to prove he is not ready for the scrapheap yet, as he helped Colchester to a 3-0 win at Preston.
The Deepdale side have yet to score a league goal this season, and were sunk through goals from Kevin Lisbie and Mark Yeates as well as Sheringham's penalty conversion.
Goals from Istvan Ferenczi, Dominik Werling and Brian Howard saw Barnsley beat Plymouth 3-2 at Oakwell, although Argyle had to fight from three goals down to try and rescue a point. They ultimately fell short despite Barry Hayles and Nick Chadwick scoring.
Hull City registered a 2-1 win over Norwich City at the KC Stadium, with Dean Windass and Richard Garcia grabbing their goals. Dion Dublin scored for the Canaries.