All members of Buckcherry safe after tour bus involved in fatal crash
Buckcherry's tour bus was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in the early hours of Friday 21 August on Interstate 26 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The band has confirmed that all members and their touring crew are safe and unharmed, though a fatality occurred in the collision, which took place ahead of their bus.
Buckcherry said the accident happened at around 2am, and while they escaped injury, they extended condolences to the family and loved ones of the person who died. Despite the incident, the band's scheduled show the following night at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is expected to go ahead as planned.
- Buckcherry's tour bus was in a fatal crash in South Carolina
- Band and crew all confirmed safe and unharmed
- Fort Lauderdale show still expected to proceed as planned
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Buckcherry are an American rock band, best known for songs such as "Crazy Bitch" and "Sorry", who have been touring the United States. Like many touring acts, they travel between shows on a dedicated tour bus, often driving overnight to reach the next city in time for that day's performance.
Interstate 26 is a major road running through South Carolina, and it was on this route, in Spartanburg County, that the band's bus was caught up in a crash involving several vehicles. The incident resulted in a death, though it is not the band or their crew who were killed or injured.
The story matters both because it involves a well-known touring band and because it touches on the wider, ongoing risks faced by musicians and crews who regularly travel long distances by road, often at night, as part of a touring schedule.