DragonForce’s vocalist injured after jumping out of moving van
According to Blabbermouth, DragonForce’s frontman Marc Hudson suffered several injuries, as he was forced to jump out of the moving van. The incident occurred during the band’s tour in Australia.
The news says that on Tuesday, June 27, Hudson and his bandmates were gearing up to leave Brisbane early in the morning for their flight to New Zealand. The crew was loading up the equipment outside the hotel into a van with trailer which was parked on a steep hill at the top of a long road leading to an intersection. With the music equipment fully loaded and just a few suitcases to go, Marc went and sat at the back of the van first, with bassist Frédéric Leclercq and guitarist Sam Totman following close behind. After they set foot in the van, the brakes started squeaking and the van started rolling down the hill towards the intersection extremely quickly. Sam and Fred, who were stood in the doorway, immediately stepped out, leaving Marc in the back seat with his seat belt on. The van with the trailer continued to accelerate down the hill. Drummer Gee Anzalone tried to run after the van to put the handbrake on to no avail as it was going too fast, as did Marc, who was trying to get to it from the inside. The van was headed for an intersection but was veering off to one side. Marc jumped out the side of the van a few seconds before it crashed into a tree and came to a complete stop. The van was said to be going at over 30 miles per hour [48.3 km/h] at the time the singer jumped out. He since has been treated at the hospital for two potentially broken ribs, a sprained shoulder and various cuts and bruises.
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Despite the severity of Marc's injuries, DragonForce did not cancel a single concert of the tour and already on June 28 performed in Christchurch, New Zealand. Below, you can see the bootleg which shows that Mark is performing with a hand in the sling.
DragonForce are currently on tour in support of their new album "Reaching Into Infinity" which was released on May 19 via earMUSIC.