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August 10, 2009

Three Die After Crash with MercyMe's Bus

The Christian rock band's tour bus collided with a car in Indiana on Friday.

Alicia Cohn

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MercyMe’s tour bus collided with a car on Friday in Indiana, leaving the driver’s unborn baby and two passengers dead.

Singer Bart Millard and drummer Robby Shaffer used Twitter to get the word out shortly after the accident. Millard tweeted that evening:

Car just hit our tour bus. We are ok, but 2 of the 3 in the car did not make it. The one that did is pregnant. Please start praying.

The band canceled their concert scheduled for Saturday, August 8 at Six Flags Saint Louis (it was rescheduled for September 5), but the band will play tonight at the Wisconsin State Fair.

The band posted a picture of the front of their bus on their blog but took it down.

Please join with us in praying for the families of the car that hit our bus last night. Our hearts break for their families.

posted by Sarah Pulliam Bailey | Comments (2)

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my thoughts and prayers go out to the family. let us all pray they knew JESUS!!! Mercy Me.....i couldn't begin to understand how this effects you, but know this....JESUS is holding that little baby in his arms right now....the safest place to grow up, wouldn't you say?
A good song for this moment...( I can only imagine ). keep up the good work. your brother in CHRIST,SON OF THE MOST HIGH GOD...AMEN

Timothy Olvera

Posted By: timothy | August 11, 2009 10:27 AM

continue to pray for these people, it's really all we can do,,

Posted By: mark slauenwhite | August 17, 2009 3:36 PM