Highway accidents are an unlucky actuality of touring and a few instances are worse than others. The members of Killswitch Interact had been on tour in Sweden on Thursday morning when their bus collided with an elk on the highway. Fortuitously, accidents had been minimal—the band is ok although the bus driver suffered a couple of torn ligaments, in accordance with Jesse Leach, who shared an replace video.
Leach additionally posted the next message together with the video; he is clearly very grateful that issues weren’t worse (and so are we).
“You by no means know what tomorrow holds take nothing without any consideration.
“That is the scene I woke as much as yesterday morning round 6am. Fortunately nobody was critically injured. Our driver Tom sustained some torn ligaments and was shaken up for certain however he’s okay. The majestic Moose (*correction an ELK) that collided with our bus nonetheless didn’t truthful so properly sadly.
“I do not carry worry with me once I journey as it will do me no good. Nonetheless seeing this undoubtedly put some worry in me, not a lot for my security however considered dropping some one I like (or somebody being injured critically). It washed over me as we pulled away in a passenger bus. I felt the tears fall on my face as I believed in regards to the ‘what might’ve been.’
“I consider all of the bands which have needed to take care of loss or harm due to a majority of these accidents. I consider my mates out right here who do that and the hardworking crews who’re out right here away from household and family members. Sleeping in a automobile on highways of the world. The fee could be excessive when dwelling this life. The moments of magnificence and triumph could be all of the sudden interrupted by struggling and loss.
“We miss moments, first occasions, birthdays, anniversaries the checklist goes on. Those we go away at residence carry the burden as properly questioning at occasions if those they love are protected. It is a fixed stability of belief, hope and retaining anxieties at bay.
“What a strategy to reside, some won’t ever know what that is like.
“We stock on by some means, someway and we rely our losses with our beneficial properties and we make all of it make sense so we will do what we do out right here on the highway.
“Grateful for my mates and chosen household out right here. Grateful we’re all okay and capable of proceed on.
“Subsequent time you meet a band member or crew member of a band bear in mind this, we reside a unique life and it is not at all times straightforward.
“Rock n Roll can take its toll and infrequently occasions it comes to gather once you least anticipate it.
“My deepest sympathies to anybody who’s misplaced a beloved one or needed to endure as a result of the highway got here to gather.
“I prayed and sat with my worry yesterday. Simply so grateful it wasn’t worse than it might’ve been.
“Do not take life without any consideration you by no means know what tomorrow holds for you.
“Final present tonight in Dalhalla!”
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