The San Luis Obispo County Fire Department confirmed in a series of Twitter posts that a passenger bus crashed while carrying the road crew for country and gospel singer Josh Turner.
#CenterIC, @CALFIRE_SLO at scene Mass Casualty Incident. Passenger Bus off the roadway. Please drive with caution in the area.
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) September 19, 2019
The Sept. 18 crash on Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County leaves at least one person dead and seven others injured, according to reports.
The department confirmed on Twitter that Turner and his band are unhurt.
“Confirmed tour bus of the Josh Turner road crew was involved in this accident. Mr. Josh Turner and band were in different buses and not injured,” the department wrote.
[FINAL] #CenterIC Confirmed Tour Bus of the Josh Turner Road Crew was involved in this accident. Mr. Josh Turner and band were in different buses and not injured. #CHP and #Firefighters will be at scene several hours for investigation and clean up. pic.twitter.com/zVnPEjy5BN
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) September 19, 2019
The department also said two of the passengers have sustained major injuries and five had moderate injuries.
Authorities haven’t released the names of the victims and the cause of the accident at this time.
[UPDATE] #CenterIC 8 patients, 5 moderate, 2 major and 1 deceased. #Firefighters #EMS at scene. pic.twitter.com/EKtjy8CzKq
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) September 19, 2019
The bus was traveling eastbound on Highway 46 when it crashed in Shandon late Wednesday night.
Firefighters were at the scene for several hours to investigate and clean up, according to authorities.
The trip followed a Turner concert at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, which is about 20 minutes from the crash site, according to media reports.
According to the singer’s website, his next concert is scheduled on Friday, Sept. 20 at the Central Washington State Fair.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
