Trace Adkins Tour Bus Accident Kills Two, Injures Five
Tonight's Show Will Go On!
Approximately 9:30 a.m. Trace Adkins' tour bus was rammed by a Ford F-250 truck when the driver of the truck, Justin R. Maxey, 21, crossed into the southbound lane and hit the tour bus. The force of impact spun the truck at 180 degrees while the bus veered towards into a ditch.
Trace Adkins arrived at the scene, spoke to the uninjured then left to acquire on the injured that had been taken to Vivian hospital according to KTBS. The accident unfolded on U.S. Hwy 71 between Hosston and Ida, LA in north Caddo Parish. The Caddo sheriff's deputies are investigating.
Trace Adkins and Martina McBride are to perform tonight during their Shine All Night Tour. No change in tonight's performance has been listed on Trace Adkins' website nor Martina McBride's. The show will go on as scheduled!
Trace Adkins knows something about auto accidents and what they can do. In Adkins' youth he was in an accident involving a vehicle where both legs, one arm, and some ribs were broken. But that wasn't all. Part of his nose was ripped off.
Trace Adkins, 48, began his career with his first single There's a Girl in Texas. From there he went to Dreamin' Out Loud. Other hits contributing to Adkins' success include Every Light in the House, (This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing, and Adkins' album Big Time, to name a few.
As fans of Adkins and his band hope that all nine will be up to playing the gig tonight, Trace Adkins proves once again that pulling it together can be done, even on the most difficult and unpredictable times.
The five victims transported to Vivian hospital had minor injuries. Justin R. Maxey and the passenger of the Ford truck, Jeffrey R. Ferguson Jr., 36, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Sources:
Caddo Sheriff's Office, Trace Adkins Accident Update, KTBS
TraceAdkins.com
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7 Comments
Post a CommentGood reporting on this tragic accident.
He left to "acquire" on the injured? Or "INQUIRE"??
R.I.P 21, year old justin maxey, you will be missed, -Justin is like a big brother to me we will all miss him so much..
I hadn't heard this, it's news to me. Well done on the reporting, cheers.
Sad stuff, this. I'm a fan. I have his first (and still his best) album.
So Trace wasn't on the bus. Thanks.
Tragic accident. Thanks for the quick report Lori, I'm a Trace Adkins fan.