Blues Traveler lead singer injured in bus crash in Minnesota

John Popper will be able to perform Friday in Rochester.

August 19, 2021 at 8:50PM
John Popper of Blues Traveler performs at the 2nd Annual BottleRock Napa Festival at Napa Valley Expo on May 31, 2014, in Napa, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
John Popper of Blues Traveler performs at the 2nd Annual BottleRock Napa Festival at Napa Valley Expo on May 31, 2014, in Napa, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A bus carrying the well-traveled rock band Blues Traveler was involved in a one-vehicle crash early Thursday in Wilson Township in Winona County.

Lead singer John Popper, 54, was one of three people treated at an area hospital for noncritical injuries. Eight other people were on the bus.

The bus was heading west on Interstate 90 when the driver lost control and entered the center median ditch.

"Thankfully we are all safe and have only sustained minor injuries," Blues Traveler said in a statement. "Our sincere gratitude to the Winona Minnesota Police Department and rescue crew for their help getting us safely off the highway and out of oncoming traffic."

A veteran New Jersey jam band known for the '90s hits "Run-Around" and "Hook," Blues Traveler was headed to Rochester, where it will perform a concert Friday at Mayo Park.

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