Driver Killed on I-26 After Crash at Mile Marker 31 as Buckcherry Bus Is Linked

Q: How exactly was a famous rock band's tour bus involved in the tragic chain-reaction crash that left a stranded motorist dead on I-26?

It is not yet publicly clear exactly what Buckcherry’s tour bus did in the crash sequence, beyond being one of the vehicles involved in the multi-vehicle incident before the fatal impact. What authorities have said is that a person had already been in an earlier crash on I-26 East near mile marker 31 in Spartanburg County. That person got out of the vehicle and was standing in the roadway when a Toyota sedan struck and killed him. The South Carolina Highway Patrol has identified that as the fatal event. Buckcherry then said in a Facebook statement that its tour bus was involved in the crash scene, but the band did not explain whether the bus was part of the initial collision, a secondary collision, or was simply caught up in the broader pileup. The band said all members and crew were safe and unharmed, and that its Fort Lauderdale show was still expected to proceed. So the verified account at this stage is limited: the tour bus was involved in the broader multi-vehicle crash, but officials have not publicly detailed its precise role in the chain of events that led to the stranded motorist being struck by the Toyota. That fuller sequence would likely depend on the highway patrol investigation, and possibly a more detailed crash reconstruction if investigators determine the scene was complex enough to require it.

3 articles · Updated · Fox Carolina · Aug 21

A driver was struck and killed early Friday on I-26 East in Spartanburg County after getting out of a vehicle involved in an initial crash, according to South Carolina troopers.
Mile marker 31 became the fatal scene when a Toyota sedan hit the man while he was standing on the interstate; the victim had not been identified.
Buckcherry said in a Facebook post that its tour bus was involved in the earlier crash, but all band members and crew were safe and unharmed.
The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office responded, and the band said its scheduled Saturday show at Fort Lauderdale’s Culture Room is still expected to go ahead.