According to the Virginia State Police the rollover tour bus accident occurred at approximately 8:15 a.m. approximately 40 miles south of Richmond on Interstate 85, killing one person and injuring nine others aboard the tour bus.
According to reports Miley Cyrus was not traveling on the bus at the time of the accident and the tour bus is one of four buses that were traveling to Greenboro North Carolina where the teen singer is scheduled to appear on Sunday.
The Cyrus family has released their support and prayers for the man killed in the accident identifying him as the driver of the bus, an Austin Texas native Bill “Uncle Bill” Douglas age 53. Douglas died at the scene of the rollover.
The nine other passengers sustained minor injuries and were able to escape the over turned tour bus through the front windshield according to reports. Their identities have not been released.
Cyrus, was not on the bus and had taken a plane home to Nashville to relax prior to Sunday’s scheduled appearance. The cause of the crash is still under investigation according to authorities.
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