OPETH Tour Bus Victim Of "Deliberate Death Stunt"
October 16, 2009, 15 years ago
As reported yesterday (October 15th), OPETH bassist Martin Mendez and keyboardist Per Wiberg were involved in an accident when the band's tour bus struck a car when heading from Dublin to Brussels. Mendez, Per Wiberg and the rest of Opeth's crew were unhurt in the accident.
Vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update:
"More non-uplifting news! I just got a text from Mendez who saying that the driver of the other car (who made the U-turn) that our bus crashed into, sadly passed away from his injuries. On top of that it seems as if it was a deliberate death-stunt from his side as the police had found a suicide-letter in the car-wreck.This is just getting more odd and scary I tell ya.
I've no idea who he was but I have to say our condolences goes out to his family and loved ones anyways either though we don't have a name at this point.
I'm kinda lost for words here."
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