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Soul band Drifters in car crash Soul band Drifters in car crash
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Soul band The Drifters have been involved in a serious car crash on the M1 in South Yorkshire.Soul band The Drifters have been involved in a serious car crash on the M1 in South Yorkshire.
The accident happened near Rotherham in the early hours of Monday when the band's car hit another vehicle that had crashed after swerving to avoid a deer.The accident happened near Rotherham in the early hours of Monday when the band's car hit another vehicle that had crashed after swerving to avoid a deer.
One member of the band - Patrick Alan - suffered head injuries and is being treated at Rotherham hospital. Patrick Alan, who joined the band in 1990, suffered head injuries and is being treated at Rotherham hospital.
The other three band members - Peter Lamarr, Victor Bynoe and Rohan Turney - escaped with less serious injuries. The other three band members - Peter Lamarr, Victor Bynoe and Rohan Turney - escaped with less serious injuries.
It is quite astonishing that we were not dealing with a fatal collision given the nature of the incident Pc John Scruby, South Yorkshire Police The Drifters were originally formed in 1953 and had dozens of hits in the US and UK throughout the subseqent three decades. Turney and Lamarr also joined the band in the early 1990s, while Bynoe joined five years ago.
Among their best-known songs is 1964's Under the Boardwalk. It is quite astonishing that we were not dealing with a fatal collision given the nature of the incident Pc John ScrubySouth Yorkshire Police
The group has undergone multiple line-up changes, including Ben E King in the late 1950s and again in the mid 1980s. The group has undergone multiple line-up changes since forming in 1953. Ben E King was in the group in the late-1950s and again in the mid-1980s.
They enjoyed a string of hits in the 1960s and '70s including Under the Boardwalk and Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies.
Speaking from his hospital bed on Monday, Patrick Alan said: "I woke up and there was a car stalled in the fast lane and then the airbag exploded.
"That's when I got knocked out. The next thing I knew the ambulance was there.
"I have a slight concussion but I'll be all right. I need to be on stage on Thursday."
Lamarr, Bynoe and Turney were released after treatment and have continued their journey to London following a performance at Newcastle's Tyne Theatre on Sunday night.Lamarr, Bynoe and Turney were released after treatment and have continued their journey to London following a performance at Newcastle's Tyne Theatre on Sunday night.
Their driver suffered cuts to his hand and was treated for a chest injury.Their driver suffered cuts to his hand and was treated for a chest injury.
Extensive damageExtensive damage
The other driver, a 21-year-old man from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, suffered airbag injuries and whiplash.The other driver, a 21-year-old man from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, suffered airbag injuries and whiplash.
However, he got out of his vehicle to the safety of the hard shoulder before the band's Chrysler Voyager people carrier smashed into his stationary Skoda at about 70mph.However, he got out of his vehicle to the safety of the hard shoulder before the band's Chrysler Voyager people carrier smashed into his stationary Skoda at about 70mph.
Both vehicles were extensively damaged, South Yorkshire Police said.Both vehicles were extensively damaged, South Yorkshire Police said.
Pc John Scruby of the Road Policing Group attended at the scene of the collision, said " It is quite astonishing that we were not dealing with a fatal collision given the nature of the incident."Pc John Scruby of the Road Policing Group attended at the scene of the collision, said " It is quite astonishing that we were not dealing with a fatal collision given the nature of the incident."
Despite the crash, the band's manager Phil Luderman told the BBC they were planning to continue their UK tour, with their next scheduled performance in Northampton on Thursday.