Yesterday we told you about how singer and iCarly star, Miranda Cosgrove’s tour bus crashed into an overturned semi-truck on a highway in Illinois. At the time, only Miranda’s injury of a broken ankle was released to the public, but now we know that her mom and the bus driver were hurt, as well.
The bus driver didn’t see the overturned semi last night because it was so dark. By the time he could, it was too late to stop safely. He made the decision, one that Miranda says saved her life, to hit the brakes and hit the truck head on instead of swerving, which would have most likely caused the tour bus to overturn, too.
In addition to her fractured ankle, Miranda has a broken baby toe on her right foot, and she’s said to be in a lot of pain. Her mother has a lot of bruises, but it was the bus driver who got the full extent of the crash. He was airlifted from the crash to a nearby hospital:
He’s in really bad shape because the injury happened close to his heart. This was a life-threatening crash. A piece from the tractor-trailer went straight through the windshield and the driver’s arm was sliced all the way through.
The driver also had 45 stitches. Thankfully, the two people who were sleeping in the bus’ bunk beds were not injured in the crash, but because Miranda was up near the front on the couch, she was. She is going home with her mom to recover and her Dancing Crazy Tour is cancelled until further notice.
Let’s hope that everyone involved makes a speedy recovery.
Have you ever been a serious car accident, Lovelies? [via People and TMZ]
guest
Oh my goodness, that’s scary. Thanks for the follow-up post. I hope the driver makes a speedy recovery =/
guest
I have, when I was 11, my family and I were involved in a very bad accident. To this day, I am not sure how we walked away from it. Our van was hit by a hit-and-run driver and we spun and overturned. My little sister and I both got thrown from the van and received the worst of the injuries. Luckily, we all survived. I’m the only one with visible scars.
sunflower / 332 posts
Naturally, the only person that gets the immediate press attention is the starlet. Ugh, spare me. There are more people in the world than celebs. My wishes for a speedy recovery still stand, but I’m a bit irked…
Side note: that picture of her is REALLY unflattering… kinda toad-ish.
daisy / 639 posts
I kind of got annoyed by her in the past for whatever reason, but she’s still really nice and I feel horrible
I’m glad she is okay and she even speaks highly of the bus driver, as I know so many people would blame him, especially when her whole tour is canceled. But as long as they’re all okay!
guest
that is one badass tour bus driver.
guest
Yes.
guest
That mans got balls. Bold move.
daisy / 647 posts
I like how she’s being babied when it’s just a broken ankle and a broken baby toe, while the driver gets his arm cut all the way through and is in life threatening condition. Seems just? I think not.
guest
i can’t believe the bus driver risked all that just for her… wow.