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While in the middle of their tour with Strung Out, Mute and Rufio (which we reviewed here), We Are the Union collided with a moose which totaled their van and left one person dead.
According to a CBC report, they were driving on Highway 16, near Langham, Sask. about 35 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, they collided with a moose. The animal was knocked into an adjacent lane of traffic where a pickup truck then hit the moose, causing that vehicle to crash.
Police said two occupants of the truck were ejected in the crash and that one of them was pronounced dead at the scene. There was no word on the condition of the other people involved in the collisions.
RCMP were still investigating and notifying next of kin of the dead person, who was not identified. Vocalist Reed Wolcot posted a comment on PunkNews explaining what happened:
Well, right after the wreck, the moose was in the right lane and we were in the shoulder. We sat there for 1 or 2 minutes in disbelief, then after seeing two cars and a semi hit the carcass and almost wipe out, Matt grabbed a flashlight and started signaling cars to get over into the left lane. We managed to get everyone to move over and slow down until the pickup came along. Matt tried to signal it with a flashlight to get over and slow down, but they must have been going 20 over. They hit it and spun 180 degrees, slid across both lanes, hit the grass median and started rolling. Some of the other guys saw two bodies fly from the truck. A bunch of us ran over to see if they could help, I grabbed a flashlight and spent the next 20 minutes trying to convince myself that the screams I was hearing from the wreck weren’t coming from a person, signaling cars to get in the right lane until the police showed up to block the freeway.
We appreciate everyone helping us out with donations to get us back on our feet and the sympathy, but the only tragedy here is the two people who lost a family member this morning. We’re all okay, trying to figure out a way to continue the tour. Don’t worry about us. Worry about them.
While secondary to the death, We Are Are The Union have set up a paypal account for donations to help them find a new van. In the mean time they will finish the tour with help from Strung Out and Rufio. The email to send donations to is watubooking@gmail.com. We Are The Union released Great Leaps Forward earlier this year on Paper + Plastick Records.
Our condolences go to the friends and families of the deceased.