Overview
- Hardy said his driver suffered either an aneurysm or a seizure, sending the bus off the road and flipping it three times near Nashville after a Bristol show.
- He described waking on the ceiling of the overturned bus, crawling out through a broken windshield, and spending about 30 minutes trying to flag down help from a spot hidden from the highway.
- All four on board were seriously hurt; Hardy said he fractured his back and gashed his head, adding the bus sliding another foot could have been fatal.
- A year after the crash, he reported panic attacks that led to hospital visits and said he pursued multiple therapies, including EMDR.
- He said the experience shapes his new album Country! Country!, released Sept. 26, and noted Morgan Wallen was on FaceTime as the bus flipped.