Former BLINK 182 Drummer Critically Injured in Plane Crash

MUSIC NEWS- A hospital spokesperson in Columbia, SC says Travis Barker, the former drummer for rock band, Blink 182 and a popular disc jockey have been critically injured in a Learjet plane crash in South Carolina. Reports are that four people have been killed. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday when air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks. She says the plane went off the runway and crashed on a nearby road. Hospital spokeswoman Beth Frits says Barker and DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, were at a burn center in Augusta, Ga. Federal officials say two crew members and two passengers have been killed. They plane was headed to Van Nuys, CA.
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