Shenandoah Members Escape a Fiery Bus Accident Unharmed

On Saturday morning (June 7), Shenandoah was in their bus, traveling from Stafford, Texas, to Beaumont on I-10. A pickup sideswiped the bus, them hit a truck that was carrying a fuel tank. The tank exploded on impact and the fireball left no room for the bus driver Greg Lowery to maneuver around it.

In a press release, Mike McGuire, the band’s drummer, described the incident, saying, “There was a big bang then we were sideswiped and engulfed in a huge fireball as big as a house. Witnesses behind us told authorities that the flames totally engulfed our bus at one point and you could not see it. We almost rolled the bus over on its side in an attempt to swerve to miss it. If we hadn’t done that, we would have rolled off the bridge. Fortunately, there was a police car paired right off the bridge where we pulled over. We were able to report the accident to the officer as soon as we stopped. We could see the vehicles burning on top of the bridge behind us and traffic was at a standstill from the other side. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well wishes. The Lord was watching over and protecting us."

Miraculously, the drunk driver who caused the accident and his passenger were not injured, nor were any of the people on the Shenandoah bus. A husband and wife from the vehicle that was hit were transported to the hospital. The Shenandoah bus was not damaged enough to sideline it and the band drove back to Nashville without incident.