Very early Monday morning, the minor league Carolina Mudcats were en route to Myrtle Beach when their bus crashed and flipped near the South Carolina border. Eight of the 33 people aboard the Braves’ affiliates bus, including seven players and a trainer, were taken to the hospital with injuries. Thankfully, none are believed to be serious.
Carolina Mudcats’ bus flips, injuring 8
It’s miraculous, because the accident as described by Mudcats director of media relations, Greg Young, sounds terrifying for a group of people, who were mostly jolted out of asleep when it happened:
Young also took photos of the scene and the bus after it was pulled upright:
— Greg Young (@GregYoungJr) May 12, 2015 — Greg Young (@GregYoungJr) May 12, 2015 More from the scene... pic.twitter.com/nhlhT0HkyR
— Greg Young (@GregYoungJr) May 12, 2015 Mudcats players are feeling very fortunate this morning:
God was watching over us tonight, we are lucky to be alive
— Matt Marksberry (@SirLEFTYDuro) May 12, 2015 Lucky to not be dead pic.twitter.com/SfvUwuB7si
— Matt Marksberry (@SirLEFTYDuro) May 12, 2015 Dont ever take life for granted because it can disappear in a split second! Extremely thankful my teammates n I are alive! God was with us!
— Sal Giardina † (@sGIARDINA21) May 12, 2015 Thank you God #watchingoverus
— Blair Walters (@bwalters34) May 12, 2015 Thank you God for watching over us early this morning
— Dustin Peterson (@dPetey8) May 12, 2015 According to Talking Chop, the Mudcats’ Tuesday night game in Myrtle Beach is postponed while injured players recover. All the best to them after a very scary night.
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