RIVERS CUOMO INVOLVED IN A BUS ACCIDENT

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12/06/09 TOUR BUS CRASH NEWS

Weezer  frontman Rivers Cuomo was hospitalised yesterday after a tour bus accident in upstate New York. The band’s vehicle slipped off the road and into a ditch, leading Cuomo and one other passenger to be taken to hospital. The singer reportedly complained of “rib pain”.
Weezer were travelling to Boston after a concert in Toronto on Saturday night. At about 7:30am, the tour bus hit a patch of ice on the New York State Thruway . The back end of the vehicle slid out of control, according to CNN, pushing the bus on to the motorway median, over some reflective posts, then back across the highway. After breaking through the guardrail, it landed in a ditch.
Though Cuomo’s wife, two-year-old daughter and another passenger were uninjured, Cuomo and assistant Sarah Kim were both taken by ambulance to St Mary’s hospital in Amsterdam, New York. Kim was suffering from back pain.
Officials told reporters there had been a light snowstorm on Saturday night, leaving about 5cm of snow. Most of this had melted by Sunday morning, but the roads were still wet. Brian Dollard, a police spokesman, said they did not suspect the involvement of drugs or alcohol in the accident.
Weezer are scheduled to play a concert at Boston University’s Agganis Arena tonight. The tour for their new album, Raditude, continues with dates in Washington, DC and New Jersey later this week.