American musician Frank Iero says he is "pretty banged up" and still in a state of shock after he and his crew were involved in a serious bus crash in Sydney's CBD on Thursday afternoon.
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The 34-year-old and crew members of his band, Frnkiero And The Patience, had arrived at Twitter headquarters on Park Street in the city when police said a bus crashed into the rear of their van about 3.50pm.
Iero, the former guitarist with My Chemical Romance, and another man, aged 42, were standing at the rear of the van at the time and suffered serious leg injuries in the crash. They were taken to St Vincent's Hospital for treatment.
A third man, 29, escaped serious injury and was treated at the scene for cuts and bruises, police said.
The driver of the van, a 33-year-old woman, was not injured.
The band was due to perform at the Metro Theatre on Thursday night, the final gig of their Australian tour, but were forced to cancel the event at short notice.
Iero later tweeted that it was miraculous they had survived.
Hi friends thanks all for the well wishes. we're pretty banged up but miraculously alive& in stable condition. I'm still in a state of shock— frnkiero (@FrankIero) October 13, 2016
The band's bassist, Alexander Paul, tweeted that he wasn't involved in the accident but had been told "everyone is in stable condition".
I'm afraid I don't have many details I was not at the venue when the accident happened, but I have been told everyone is in stable condition— Alexander Paul (@TeamGrippo) October 13, 2016
Thank you for your well wishes guys.— Alexander Paul (@TeamGrippo) October 13, 2016
Iero had been scheduled to do a question-and-answer session at Twitter on Thursday afternoon, and he and his crew were believed to be unloading equipment from their van when the crash occurred.
Police said the bus had dropped off its last passengers and was heading east with only the driver on board when the crash occurred on Park Street, between George and Pitt streets.
"Early investigations suggest the bus was stationary, before continuing forward and hitting the rear of a van that was stationary and in the process of being unloaded by three men," police said in a statement.
"The bus driver was uninjured and taken to hospital for mandatory testing."
Police from the Sydney City Local Area Command are investigating the cause of the crash, and have urged witnesses who have not already spoken to police to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
