‘Dancing With The Stars: Live!’ Accident: Crew Involved In 50-Car Pileup

A Dancing with the Stars: Live! tour bus was involved in a fatal 50-car pileup en route to a performance in Iowa.

DANCING WITH THE STARS BUS IN CAR ACCIDENT

Blizzard conditions in the state caused many traffic accidents, including one involving a tour bus with the cast and crew for the live DWTS show. They were headed to a performance in Ames, Iowa, when the pileup occurred. The crew suffered minor injuries, but no one was seriously hurt from the show. One person, however, died in the pileup and five others are in critical condition.

DWTS: Live! canceled the Ames show and released a statement via their official Instagram account. “IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM DANCING WITH THE STARS: LIVE! REGARDING TONIGHT’S SHOW IN AMES, IOWA: One of the tour buses transporting cast and crew of ‘Dancing with the Stars: Live! Light Up The Night’ was involved in a multi-car accident this afternoon due to bad weather while en route to Ames, Iowa,” the post said. “All cast and crew members are fine, with some recovering from minor injuries. Given this unforeseen accident, and the fact that the safety and health of our cast and crew is of the utmost importance, tonight’s show at Stephens Auditorium in Ames, IA has been cancelled. To anyone involved in the accident, the entire cast sends their best wishes for a speedy recovery, and their deepest apologies to all of the fans who have been waiting to see the show tonight. Information regarding rescheduling and/or refunds will be available soon.”

The accident took place on Interstate-35 and involved more than 50 cars because of the snowy road conditions. Temperatures on the road had gotten down to below -18º Celsius, which is a little below 0º in Fahrenheit.

Season 24 stars Jordan Fisher and Frankie Muniz were on the bus during the crash and both posted about the incident on their respective Twitters. “Thanking God for the safety of our crew. Thanks for the prayers and well-wishes,” Fisher wrote. “Riding in the bus on our way to the show tonight in Ames, Iowa, looking out the window at the snow covered ground in this crazy blizzard listening to unreleased songs of a band I was in 8 years ago…” said Muniz.