Two Members Of Aussie Band THE RED SHORE Die In Car Crash
December 18, 2007, 16 years ago
According to News.com.au, two members of Geelong-based heavy metal band THE RED SHORE have died in a crash on a NSW highway, according to the band's booking agent.
An employee for Pan Studios in Geelong said the company had received news that the band's lead singer, believed to be about 23, had died in the crash.
The group's driver and merchandiser had also been killed, she said.
The men died after their minivan veered off the Pacific Highway north of Coffs Harbour and slammed into a tree.
One man died at the scene and seven others were taken to Coffs Harbour Hospital.
One of the injured men, a 30-year-old who had been trapped in the van wreckage for an hour, died in hospital from serious head injuries.
The Red Shore were touring with US death metal outfit ALL SHALL PERISH on the Christmas Carnage tour when the crash occurred.
Both bands played at Brisbane's Club Phoenix last night and were scheduled to play at Hermann's Bar at Sydney University tonight.
The van carrying eight men, most aged in their 20s, plunged down an embankment before rolling into a tree about 6am (Queensland time) today.
Click here to watch a video report from Sky News.
