View Full Version : Original Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Bob Burns Killed in Car Accident


Zoneboy
04-04-2015, 12:34 PM
Link (http://www.wsbtv.com/news/entertainment/music/former-lynyrd-skynyrd-drummer-dies-bartow-county-c/nkmwq/)

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. —

Georgia State Patrol has confirmed Robert Lewis Burns Jr., 64, died in a single-car crash.

Around 11:56 p.m. Friday, Burns' vehicle went off the road while approaching a curve.

Burns' vehicle hit a mailbox and a tree.

Police say Burns was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

Burns was a member of the original lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Burns helped form the band in 1964 and left the band in 1974.

ABlairican Pie
04-07-2015, 05:37 PM
Seems that tragedy has followed the band from day one.

AB
04-08-2015, 04:52 PM
Rest in peace.