Miley Cyrus Bus Crash Kills One; She Deeply Saddened
11/21/2009 12:10:00 PM
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A tour bus carrying the concert production crew of singer Miley Cyrus overturned in Virginia on Friday morning -- reportedly driver Bill Douglas. Nine others suffered minor injuries.The Associated Press reports that Cyrus, 16, was not on board the bus when it flipped on Interstate 85, about 40 miles south of Richmond.
According to TMZ, the bus involved was part of a 4-vehicle caravan and included 14 passengers.
The bus apparently drifted off the road -- which was particularly wet from overnight rains. Authorities are not yet releasing the identities of those injured.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill "Uncle Bill" Douglas. Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed."
Miley Cyrus 'Deeply Saddened' by Lost Tour Member
Shortly after the family was notified, MIley Cyrus and her family shared their heartfelt support and prayers for deceased bus driver Bill Douglas.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill 'Uncle Bill' Douglas," read a statement posted on the singer's Web site. "Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed."
Douglas, 53, an Austin, Texas, native, was driving one of four buses traveling to Greensboro, N.C., where Cyrus is scheduled to perform on Sunday. Douglas's bus overturned on the interstate outside of Richmond, Va., on Friday, and he died at the scene while the nine passengers on the bus were able to exit through the front windshield.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation at this time.
Cyrus was not traveling with the group at the time of the accident. The singer instead had hopped a plane to Nashville so she could spend some down time at home before her next concert.
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