Associated Press
NAVALMORAL DE LA MATA, Spain — All four members of the U.S. rock group Alien Ant Farm were hospitalized Wednesday after their bus hit a truck, killing their driver, a record company spokesman said.
Six crew members were injured in the crash 120 miles west of Madrid, DreamWorks Records said in a statement.
Alien Ant Farm, which was on tour when the accident occurred, is best known for last year’s hit remake of Michael Jackson’s "Smooth Criminal." Their debut album, "ANThology," which was released last year, has gone platinum.
Lead singer Dryden Mitchell was under observation for a neck injury at a hospital in the town of Navalmoral de la Mata, where the collision occurred, said Jose Puig of the Universal Music Group, which distributes DreamWorks Records.
A second driver and a bodyguard also were hospitalized, he said.
However, guitarist Terry Corso, bassist Tye Zamora and drummer Mike Cosgrove were released after treatment of broken bones, sprains and bruises, according to Puig.
"They’re all OK. That’s what’s important," he said.
The DreamWorks Records statement said the band’s tour bus hit a parked truck on the highway.
However, Spanish news agency Efe quoted the truck driver as saying the bus rear-ended him on the approach to a tunnel.
Efe identified the British bus driver by the initials C.H.
An appearance Friday at Madrid’s Festimad festival and a Saturday performance at WHFS Festival in Washington, D.C., have been canceled.
Copyright ©2002 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
