Motley Crue star’s plane involved in fatal crash on Arizona runway

A backstage level owned by Motley Crue pb vocalist Vince Neil has been progressive successful a fatal collision with different aircraft, his typical confirmed.

The 64-year-old instrumentalist was not aboard the plane, which was flying into Scottsdale Airport successful Arizona connected Monday erstwhile the incidental happened, sidesplitting 1 idiosyncratic and injuring others.

A connection connected the authoritative Motley Crue Instagram relationship from Neil’s representative, the lawyer Worrick Robinson, said for “reasons chartless astatine this time, the level veered from the runway causing it to collide with different parked plane”.

“On committee Mr Neil’s level were 2 pilots and 2 passengers,” the connection added. “Mr Neil was not connected the plane.”

Mr Robinson added: “More circumstantial details regarding the collision are not disposable arsenic this is simply a rapidly evolving concern and determination is an ongoing investigation.

“Mr Neil’s thoughts and prayers spell retired to everyone involved, and helium is grateful for the captious assistance of each archetypal responders assisting today.”

According to Scottsdale Airport, the mishap happened astatine 2.39pm section clip (9.39pm GMT) connected Monday, erstwhile a Learjet veered disconnected the runway and struck a parked Gulfstream plane.

It appeared that the near main landing cogwheel of the arriving pitchy failed, resulting successful the collision, the airdrome said.

The airport’s connection confirmed 1 idiosyncratic died portion 3 different radical are being treated successful infirmary aft being injured.

Another idiosyncratic refused aesculapian treatment, the connection added.

“I americium highly grateful to the archetypal responders and airdrome operations unit connected country contiguous for their swift enactment and service,” Scottsdale aviation manager Gary P Mascaro said.

“We connection our deepest condolences to those affected by this tragedy.”

Neil has been portion of Motley Crue since the 1980s, becoming portion of the line-up with bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars.

The dense metallic superstars are champion known for tracks Home Sweet Home, Kickstart My Heart and Girls Girls Girls.

In 2022, Mars announced that helium volition nary longer circuit with the set citing wellness challenges.

The twelvemonth before, Neil broke ribs aft falling disconnected a signifier portion performing solo successful Tennessee.