Celebrity tour bus crashes and other drama

Country music star Hardy's tour bus didn't just crash, it actually flipped over. The singer/songwriter shared on Twitter that the accident occurred after his performance in Bristol, Tennessee on October 1, 2022, and that he along with four others aboard the bus were hospitalized due to "significant injuries." Hardy added, "I've been released from the hospital, but ordered by doctors to recover for the next few weeks which may cost us at a couple of shows. My team and I will keep the fans updated on that as I rest in the coming days." Hardy escaped with minor injuries but the bus driver and videographer had much longer roads to recovery.

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Jewel -

Jewel's tour bus went up in flames while parked at a hotel, but luckily no one was injured and firefighters were able to put out the blaze quickly.

“We had a full bus fire," Jewel revealed on her TikTok. "Nobody was hurt, it happened on an off day, in the parking lot of a hotel. The fire department came, everybody is safe, we saved the vintage guitar and guitar amp… All’s well that ends well, but how about this bulls—?” The footage showed the extent of the fire damage on the bus, which Jewel has been taking along on tour for her 13th studio album, 'Freewheelin' Woman.'

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Tracy Morgan -

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was critically injured in 2014, when the Mercedes Sprinter bus he was traveling in got caught up in a multi-vehicle crash.

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Morgan survived the incident, but it unfortunately killed his friend James McNair. Fellow comedians Ardie Fuqua and Harris Stanton were also injured.

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Metallica -

In September 1986, the heavy metal band Metallica were on tour in Sweden when their bus driver lost control and the vehicle came off the road.

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The band's bassist, Cliff Burton, was tragically killed. He was thrown from his bunk and then crushed by the bus. The other band members survived without serious injuries.

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Bret Michaels -

Poison front man Bret Michaels was involved in a five car pile-up after a car went into his tour bus in 2009. He was traveling from a Toronto gig at the time.

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Bret Michaels -

Michaels was not injured in the incident, although he would sustain minor injuries when his tour bus hit some deer on the road just three years later.

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Gloria Estefan -

Gloria Estefan suffered a fractured spine when her tour bus was hit by a truck near Scranton, Pennsylvania, in March 1990. She thankfully survived the crash.

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Estefan's husband, Emilio, and their nine year old son, Nayib, were also on the bus at the time, but they managed to walk away with no serious injuries.

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Weezer -

Weezer were traveling from Toronto to Boston in 2009 when a bus carrying front man Rivers Cuomo and his family crashed on a New York state highway.

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Weezer -

Everyone survived the crash, although Cuomo suffered three cracked ribs and minor internal injuries. His assistant on board also suffered fractured ribs and vertebrae.

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Miranda Cosgrove -

Actress and singer Miranda Cosgrove was shaken up but ultimately unscathed after her tour bus hit a truck in August 2011. She was traveling with several others at the time.

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Miranda Cosgrove -

The crash happened while they were traveling in the middle of the night, and the driver had to be airlifted to hospital because he sustained serious injuries.

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Miley Cyrus -

In November 2009, a tour bus belonging to then-child star Miley Cyrus overturned in Virginia, killing the driver and injuring nine passengers.

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Miley Cyrus -

Cyrus was not on board the vehicle, which apparently skidded for several hundred feet before landing in a ditch on the side of the highway.

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Miley Cyrus (again) -

There was further tour bus drama involving Miley Cyrus in 2014, when her Bangerz tour bus caught on fire. It was carrying her mother and sister at the time.

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Miley's younger sister confirmed via tweet at the time that no one was hurt: "Yes, everyone got out safe no one is injured what so ever!! everything is okay!!"

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Willie Nelson Band -

In November 2013, a tour bus that was carrying Willie Nelson's band crashed into a bridge pillar just outside Sulphur Springs, Texas.

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Willie Nelson Band -

Three passengers were taken to hospital with broken bones, although the singer himself was not on board the bus at the time.

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Snoop Dogg -

In an event that can be described not so much as a crash but definitely still tour bus drama, Snoop Dogg's tour bus was busted for marijuana in 2012.

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Snoop Dogg -

A sniffer dog had caught wind of the illicit substances on board, and when Snoop admitted it was his he was arrested.

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Justin Bieber -

A similar thing happened to Justin Bieber in 2013, when police smelled something suspicious coming from his tour bus. They raided it and found marijuana.

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Justin Bieber -

No one was actually arrested; Bieber was inside a concert arena at the time of the bust. That didn't stop it from making headlines, however.

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ZZ Top -

Now for some animal-related drama! Famed band ZZ Top found themselves in hot water on two occasions when their tour buffalo escaped. Yes, you read that right!

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ZZ Top -

The band used to travel with wild animals, and (unsurprisingly) they were known to escape. The buffalo once destroyed some nearby limos.

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Marcus Miller -

In 2012, the tour bus of Grammy-winning jazz musician Marcus Miller crashed near Schattdorf, Switzerland.

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Marcus Miller -

Very sadly, the driver was killed, whereas Miller and the members of his band suffered minor injuries but survived.

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Baroness -

The heavy metal band Baroness were doing a tour of England in 2012 when their tour bus came off an embankment and crashed into the ground below.

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Baroness -

The band's front man, John Baizley, broke his arm and his leg, and two other bandmates suffered fractured vertebrae.

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Emilio Navaira -

Tejano musician Emilio Navaira was kept in a medically induced coma as a result of injuries he sustained in a tour bus crash in Houston in March 2008.

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The bus had crashed into some barrels and according to police Navaira had been driving at the time, despite being under the influence and not a licensed bus driver.

Sources: (Global News) (Wonderwall) (The Guardian)

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Hardy -

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Jewel -

Jewel's tour bus went up in flames while parked at a hotel, but luckily no one was injured and firefighters were able to put out the blaze quickly.

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Tracy Morgan -

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was critically injured in 2014, when the Mercedes Sprinter bus he was traveling in got caught up in a multi-vehicle crash.

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Tracy Morgan -

Morgan survived the incident, but it unfortunately killed his friend James McNair. Fellow comedians Ardie Fuqua and Harris Stanton were also injured.

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Metallica -

In September 1986, the heavy metal band Metallica were on tour in Sweden when their bus driver lost control and the vehicle came off the road.

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Metallica -

The band's bassist, Cliff Burton, was tragically killed. He was thrown from his bunk and then crushed by the bus. The other band members survived without serious injuries.

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Bret Michaels -

Poison front man Bret Michaels was involved in a five car pile-up after a car went into his tour bus in 2009. He was traveling from a Toronto gig at the time.

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Bret Michaels -

Michaels was not injured in the incident, although he would sustain minor injuries when his tour bus hit some deer on the road just three years later.

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Gloria Estefan -

Gloria Estefan suffered a fractured spine when her tour bus was hit by a truck near Scranton, Pennsylvania, in March 1990. She thankfully survived the crash.

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Gloria Estefan -

Estefan's husband, Emilio, and their nine year old son, Nayib, were also on the bus at the time, but they managed to walk away with no serious injuries.

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Weezer -

Weezer were traveling from Toronto to Boston in 2009 when a bus carrying front man Rivers Cuomo and his family crashed on a New York state highway.

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Weezer -

Everyone survived the crash, although Cuomo suffered three cracked ribs and minor internal injuries. His assistant on board also suffered fractured ribs and vertebrae.

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Miranda Cosgrove -

Actress and singer Miranda Cosgrove was shaken up but ultimately unscathed after her tour bus hit a truck in August 2011. She was traveling with several others at the time.

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Miranda Cosgrove -

The crash happened while they were traveling in the middle of the night, and the driver had to be airlifted to hospital because he sustained serious injuries.

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Miley Cyrus -

In November 2009, a tour bus belonging to then-child star Miley Cyrus overturned in Virginia, killing the driver and injuring nine passengers.

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Miley Cyrus -

Cyrus was not on board the vehicle, which apparently skidded for several hundred feet before landing in a ditch on the side of the highway.

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Miley Cyrus (again) -

There was further tour bus drama involving Miley Cyrus in 2014, when her Bangerz tour bus caught on fire. It was carrying her mother and sister at the time.

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Miley Cyrus (again) -

Miley's younger sister confirmed via tweet at the time that no one was hurt: "Yes, everyone got out safe no one is injured what so ever!! everything is okay!!"

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Willie Nelson Band -

In November 2013, a tour bus that was carrying Willie Nelson's band crashed into a bridge pillar just outside Sulphur Springs, Texas.

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Willie Nelson Band -

Three passengers were taken to hospital with broken bones, although the singer himself was not on board the bus at the time.

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Snoop Dogg -

In an event that can be described not so much as a crash but definitely still tour bus drama, Snoop Dogg's tour bus was busted for marijuana in 2012.

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Snoop Dogg -

A sniffer dog had caught wind of the illicit substances on board, and when Snoop admitted it was his he was arrested.

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Justin Bieber -

A similar thing happened to Justin Bieber in 2013, when police smelled something suspicious coming from his tour bus. They raided it and found marijuana.

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Justin Bieber -

No one was actually arrested; Bieber was inside a concert arena at the time of the bust. That didn't stop it from making headlines, however.

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ZZ Top -

Now for some animal-related drama! Famed band ZZ Top found themselves in hot water on two occasions when their tour buffalo escaped. Yes, you read that right!

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ZZ Top -

The band used to travel with wild animals, and (unsurprisingly) they were known to escape. The buffalo once destroyed some nearby limos.

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Marcus Miller -

In 2012, the tour bus of Grammy-winning jazz musician Marcus Miller crashed near Schattdorf, Switzerland.

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Marcus Miller -

Very sadly, the driver was killed, whereas Miller and the members of his band suffered minor injuries but survived.

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Baroness -

The heavy metal band Baroness were doing a tour of England in 2012 when their tour bus came off an embankment and crashed into the ground below.

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Baroness -

The band's front man, John Baizley, broke his arm and his leg, and two other bandmates suffered fractured vertebrae.

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Emilio Navaira -

Tejano musician Emilio Navaira was kept in a medically induced coma as a result of injuries he sustained in a tour bus crash in Houston in March 2008.

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Emilio Navaira -

The bus had crashed into some barrels and according to police Navaira had been driving at the time, despite being under the influence and not a licensed bus driver.

Sources: (Global News) (Wonderwall) (The Guardian)

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