Buckcherry Says 5 Band Members Safe After Fatal I-26 Crash Kills 1 Pedestrian

Q: What exact role did Buckcherry's tour bus play in the deadly chain-reaction crash on Interstate 26?

It is not yet known exactly what Buckcherry’s tour bus did in the fatal chain-reaction crash. What authorities and the band have said is limited: the bus was “involved” in a multi-vehicle accident around 2 a.m. on I-26 in Spartanburg County, near mile marker 31. South Carolina troopers said the sequence began when a driver in another vehicle crashed ahead of the bus, got out on the interstate, and was then struck and killed by a Toyota sedan. Public reports do not establish whether Buckcherry’s bus struck any vehicle or person, was hit by another vehicle, or was simply caught up in the aftermath of the earlier crash. The band’s own statement points to “the collision that occurred ahead of our bus,” which suggests the fatal impact happened in front of it, but that still does not define the bus’s precise role. So, based on the available reporting, the bus was part of the broader incident scene, but investigators have not confirmed its exact physical involvement in the deadly sequence. All band members and crew were reported safe and unharmed, and the investigation was continuing.

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Buckcherry said all five band members and their touring crew were uninjured after the band's tour bus was involved in a fatal crash on I-26 in South Carolina.
At about 2 a.m. Friday near mile marker 31, a pedestrian who had exited a car after an earlier crash was struck in the roadway and died at the scene, according to highway patrol.
The incident shut all eastbound lanes for several hours, and authorities have not released further details about how the tour bus was involved.
Buckcherry said its scheduled Fort Lauderdale show will go ahead as planned as the band continues the final leg of its Roar Like Thunder tour.