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Indigo Girls’ longtime tour bus driver killed in South Carolina crash
Indigo Girls’ longtime tour bus driver, identified by the band as Kirk, died in a crash in Richland County, South Carolina, on Friday morning.
The bus was traveling on Interstate 20 when it collided with a disabled tractor-trailer.
No band or crew members were aboard.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Indigo Girls said Kirk had helped keep them safe on the road and that they would miss him.
The band cancelled its Saturday night show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
It said it would announce in the coming days whether its upcoming concerts in Wilmington, North Carolina; Ponte Vedra, Florida; and Sugar Land, Texas would go ahead.
The band said the tour would resume when it was ready and able.
Indigo Girls’ longtime tour bus driver was killed in a crash in South Carolina on Friday morning.
No band or crew members were onboard the bus.
The bus collided with a disabled tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 in Richland County around 6:00 a.m. local time.
The crash remains under investigation.
The band cancelled its Saturday night performance in Myrtle Beach and said it would announce decisions about upcoming concerts in the coming days.
- Who
- Indigo Girls’ longtime tour bus driver, identified by the band as Kirk, was killed.
- What
- The tour bus collided with a disabled tractor-trailer. No band or crew members were onboard.
- When
- Friday morning, around 6:00 a.m. local time.
- Where
- Interstate 20 in Richland County, South Carolina.
- Why
- The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The bus collided with a disabled tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 in Richland County around 6:00 a.m. local time.
The driver, identified by the band as Kirk, was killed in the crash.
Indigo Girls cancelled their performance in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The band said it would announce decisions about upcoming concerts in Wilmington, Ponte Vedra and Sugar Land.
- Driver
- Identified by the band as Kirk
- Crash location
- Interstate 20, Richland County, South Carolina
- Crash time
- Friday around 6:00 a.m. local time
- Other occupants
- No band or crew members were onboard
- Cancelled performance
- Saturday night in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
What people are saying
Kirk was an integral part of our life on the road
He shepherded us safely across thousands of miles, through every season and all kinds of weather.
The tour will resume as soon as we are ready and able.
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