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Christian Band MercyMe Involved in Fatal Car Accident

Popular Christian rock band MercyMe was involved in an automobile accident Saturday that resulted in the deaths of two people and the hospitalization of a third.

"Car just hit our tour bus," tweeted MercyMe frontman Bart Millard from his iPhone around an hour after the early morning accident. "We are ok, but 2 of the 3 in the car did not make it. The one that did is pregnant. Please start praying."

According to The Associated Press, police in Fort Wayne, Ind., were told by witnesses that the tour bus was going through a green light about 1:15 a.m. Saturday when the car made a left turn in front of it.

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Fort Wayne police officer Liza Thomas told AP that two passengers in the car died and the driver was in critical condition after losing her baby.

In a second tweet made roughly four hours after the accident, Millard had reported that the woman and the 35-week-old fetus were in stable condition.

"Can't sleep. Officers left to notify families of their loss. My heart aches. Girl driving is 35 wks pregnant. Both are stable," he wrote around 5 a.m.

MercyMe was on their way to a show at the Six Flags theme park in St. Louis, which has been rescheduled for Sept. 5.

No injuries had been reported on the tour bus.

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