DINWIDDIE, Va. — Miley Cyrus and her family have expressed their sorrow after the teen star's tour bus driver was killed Friday morning in a crash outside of Richmond, Va.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill 'Uncle Bill' Douglas," read a statement from the family posted on Miley's Web site. "Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed."
The 16-year-old Cyrus was not on board when the bus overturned around 8:15 a.m. on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie, about 40 miles south of Richmond.
Douglas, 53, of Austin, Texas, died at the scene.
Marty Zilio, 48, of Canada, was injured and transported to a local hospital for treatment. He was one of nine passengers on the bus who managed to escape through the front windshield.
The bus was part of a four-vehicle caravan heading toward Greensboro, N.C., where Cyrus is scheduled to perform on Sunday. The Hannah Montana star was not traveling with the group, which had departed Long Island, N.Y. late Thursday after a two-night stint at the Nassau Coliseum.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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