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Man, what a lousy weekend it was for bands in vans! First Jana and Ray, and now, San Francisco-based alt-country act the Trainwreck Riders. While in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday night, the boys were victims of a crash caused by a drunk driver. Though there were no major injuries to speak of, the band has been forced to cancel the rest of their tour and head home to regroup.

The Riders are no strangers to misfortune on the road-- remember what happened the last time they were in Texas?

According to a post on their website, this is how it went down:

For those of you who have not heard (or maybe you have, and that's why you're here), we were side-swiped by a drunk driver late Saturday night / Sunday morning (6/24). Our van was flipped and rolled. Luckily (miraculously), the van itself and our equipment took the worst of it. As far as we can tell, we did not sustain any serious injuries - various scrapes and bruises, a broken arm, maybe a rib - sticks and stones stuff mainly. We feel very lucky to have been able to walk away from this sort of accident. The drunk driver was caught a few miles down the road.

We are bummed to announced that we will likely have to cancel the rest of our US tour with the Black Diamond Heavies. We appreciate the Heavies' understanding and support - their kind wishes, more than appreciated.

We are currently headed home to San Francisco, where we will spend some time to gather ourselves and maybe heal up a bit.

A genuine thank you to all who have taken an interest in our well-being, and rest assured, we will do our best to make it back on the road as soon as possible.

The band is accepting donations to replace their banged-up gear and so forth via Paypal at trainwreckriders@yahoo.com. They should be rested up for a mid-September set at their hometown Treasure Island Festival.

Trainwreck Riders:

06-25 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
06-26 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
06-28 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
06-29 Portland, OR - Towne Lounge
06-30 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
07-01 Olympia, WA - Eastside Tavern
07-02 Medford, OR - Johnny B's
09-16 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival