Friday November 20, 2009

MILEY Cyrus says she’s “deeply saddened” that a man lost his life after a tour bus transporting her crew was involved in a deadly crash outside Richmond, Va., on Friday.

Shortly after the Cyrus family was notified of the incident, they paid their condolences on the Hannah Montana star’s website.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill ‘Uncle Bill’ Douglas,” the family said in a statement. “Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed.”

Douglas, 53, an Austin, Texas, native, was driving one of four buses traveling to Greensboro, N.C., where Cyrus is scheduled to perform on Sunday. Douglas’ bus overturned on the interstate outside of Richmond, Va., on Friday, and he died at the scene while the nine passengers on the bus were able to exit through the front windshield.

An investigation is underway to determine exactly why the bus — part of a four vehicle caravan — drifted off the road and overturned.

Officials say the roads were really wet from overnight rain. A man at the scene told TMZ that the bus appears to have drifted off the road for a fairly long stretch before tipping over.

Miley was not on any of the buses. Miley was actually en route to Nashville to spend some time at home before her show on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C. The show is set to go on as scheduled.

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