A private jet owned by Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil veered off the runway at a Scottsdale Airport in Arizona and crashed into another plane leaving one person dead and several others injured.
Vince Neil was NOT on board, however his girlfriend Rain Andreani was aboard.
The 64-year-old vocalist’s girlfriend Andreani and her friend Ashley both survived the crash and were hospitalized in the wake of the aviation tragedy, a source close to the situation told TMZ Monday.
Andreani had suffered five broken ribs and multiple pet dogs the women brought aboard the aircraft were safe, sources told the outlet.
The Dr. Feelgood singer was not a passenger on the plane at the time of the deadly incident, a spokesperson for Neil told Dailymail.com Monday evening.
Neil’s lawyer said Monday evening that the musical artist’s ‘thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today,’
Worrick Robinson Law, the law firm representing the heavy metal singer, confirmed tragic details in the incident in a statement Monday evening.
‘At 2:39 p.m. local time, a Learjet aircraft Model 35A owned by Vince Neil was attempting to land at the Scottsdale Airport,’ the firm said. ‘For reasons unknown at this time, the plane veered from the runway causing it to collide with another parked plane.
‘On board Mr. Neil’s plane were two pilots and two passengers. Mr. Neil was not on the plane. More specific details regarding the collision are not available as this is a rapidly evolving situation and there is an ongoing investigation.
The firm said that ‘Mr. Neil’s thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today.’
The identity of the deceased was not immediately released on Monday night.
‘A Learjet aircraft on its arrival from Austin veered off the runway and collided with another jet, a Gulfstream 200 aircraft, that was parked. It appears that the left main gear failed upon landing, resulting in the accident,’ airport public information officer Kelli Kuester said.