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Tammy Wynette Eddie Rabbitt Sound Engineer David Turner ID’d As Victim In Fatal Josh Turner Tour Bus Crash

NASHVILLE, TN. (THECOUNT) — The tour bus carrying the crew of musician, Josh Turner, that was involved in a fatal accident on Wednesday, has taken the life of longtime sound engineer, David Turner, according to Friday reports.

David is not related to the gospel singer.

Turner’s crew bus veered off the highway Wednesday night and careened over a cliff causing David Turner, 64, to be ejected.

Seven others were injured during the violent crash in California.

Due to the accident, Turner’s team says the remainder of the country star’s September shows have been canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date.

David Turner worked for the “Your Man” singer for nearly 14 years. Previously he worked for artists like Patty Loveless, Tammy Wynette, Baillie and the Boys and Eddie Rabbitt.

The rest of the injuries range from major to moderate. The driver of the bus has been identified as 39-year-old Bradley Dratnol. He was among those injured, but it’s not known to what extent, reports BigCountry969.

Turner has yet to comment about the accident on social media.

According to the Associated Press, Turner’s crew bus was involved in the crash on Wednesday night in central California. One person was killed and several others injured.

The AP reports that Turner’s crew bus was headed eastbound on Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County, near Cambria, when it crashed in Shandon, Calif., late Wednesday night.

Two people sustained major injuries, while five more sustained minor injuries in the crash.

Turner and his band members were not on board the bus at the time of the crash, according to KHAK.

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Geo quick facts: Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and home to Vanderbilt University. Legendary country music venues include the Grand Ole Opry House, home of the famous “Grand Ole Opry” stage and radio show. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and historic Ryman Auditorium are Downtown, as is the District, featuring honky-tonks with live music and the Johnny Cash Museum, celebrating the singer’s life. Tennessee is a landlocked state in the U.S. South. Its capital, centrally located Nashville, is the heart of the country-music scene, with the long-running Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and a legendary stretch of honky-tonks and dance halls. Memphis, in the far southwest, is the home of Elvis Presley’s Graceland, rock-and-roll pioneering Sun Studio and the blues clubs of Beale Street. San Luis Obispo County, officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county located in the southern region of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 269,637. The county seat is San Luis Obispo. California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland and the Mojave Desert. The city of Los Angeles is the seat of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Hilly San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and cable cars – wikipedia.

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