On Sunday, members of the Christian band We Are Messengers took to Facebook to share that their tour bus had been involved in a fatal car crash. They asked fans for continued prayers, and promised an update soon.
In a follow-up message posted on Monday, the band detailed the “traumatic” accident and explained what happened.
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“Yesterday’s events were and continue to be traumatic. Here are more details about what happened. On Sunday, March 26, 2017, it is reported that just after 4:15 a.m., police were notified that a car with no lights on was stopped and stationary in the right-hand lane of I-75 North just south of Atlanta, GA. Sometime after that, the We Are Messengers bus traveling in the darkness of night northbound on I-75 attempted to avoid the unlit stopped car, but there was a collision of the two vehicles. Both vehicles erupted in flames and came to a stop on the left side of the north-bound lanes of I-75. The members of We Are Messengers escaped their burning vehicle before it was destroyed. The person inside the stopped vehicle did not survive.
The members of We Are Messengers pray for peace for the family of the person who died on the scene. They are also deeply grateful for the support of so many in this time.”
The bus and everything inside was completely destroyed—everything except for this single bible page that remained intact despite the ravaging fire.