Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil Was Not on His Non-public Airplane When It Collided with One other Jet in Deadly Arizona Crash, Rep Says

Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil was not on his personal plane when it crashed into another jet at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona on Monday, Feb. 10. One individual was killed and several other hospitalized, authorities stated.

Hours after the incident, the heavy steel band shared an announcement on social media from Worrick Robinson, IV, whom they recognized as Neil’s consultant.

Neil’s Learjet plane was attempting to land at Scottsdale Airport when “for causes unknown right now, the airplane veered from the runway inflicting it to collide with one other parked airplane,” the assertion learn.

Neil’s 35A mannequin airplane had two pilots and two passengers on board, the assertion continued, noting that additional particulars “should not out there as this can be a quickly evolving scenario and there’s an ongoing investigation.”

“Mr. Neil’s ideas and prayers exit to everybody concerned, and he’s grateful for the essential support of all first responders helping right this moment.”

In a earlier put up that has since been deleted, the band said that Neil’s girlfriend and her pal had been on his personal jet and sustained non-life-threatening accidents. In addition they shared that the pilot “was tragically killed” and the co-pilot and different passengers had been being handled at close by hospitals.

Authorities confirmed the fatality in a information briefing on Monday afternoon.

Kelli Kuester, aviation planning and outreach coordinator on the Scottsdale Airport, stated in an announcement shared with PEOPLE that the runway is closed “for the foreseeable future.”

Scottsdale Fireplace Division spokesperson Capt. Dave Folio stated in a information briefing printed by Fox 10 Phoenix that 5 folks had been concerned within the incident. One was pronounced lifeless on arrival. The deceased was nonetheless on board one of many planes, Folio stated, including: “We’re doing all the pieces we will to extricate and save the one soul that is nonetheless on board.”

In a follow-up news briefing, Kuester defined that the collision occurred after the coming airplane’s “left gear failed upon touchdown.”

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Video of the collision posted by AZCentral confirmed the touchdown airplane buckling and skidding on the runway earlier than making affect with the parked airplane.

PEOPLE beforehand reached out to the Scottsdale Fireplace Division for extra info.