Members of a US punk rock band and their crew are recovering in hospital after their tour bus plunged over a viaduct in heavy rain.
The band, Baroness, from Savannah in Georgia, were touring Britain and Europe when their coach crashed through a safety barrier and fell 30ft (9m).
Emergency services said two people, including the driver, were trapped in the wreckage. They were cut free and, having suffered the most serious injuries including multiple fractures, were taken to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol.
According to Great Western Ambulance Service, the other seven suffered more minor injuries and were taken to Royal United Hospital in Bath.
Baroness's line-up consists of John Baizley, Peter Adams, Matt Maggioni and Allen Blickle. They played in Bristol on Tuesday night and were travelling to a gig in Southampton when the accident happened at the junction of Brassknocker Hill and the A36 in Bath at 11.30am on Wednesday.
A spokesman for the band said: "Baroness were in a serious bus accident last night near Bath, England. The band members and crew are recovering at local hospitals. All tour dates are postponed until further notice."
Eyewitnesses heard a loud bang and rushed to the scene. Among them was site manager Tony Cook, 61, who was working at a property in Brassknocker Hill. Mr Cook and fellow workers found the driver hanging out of the front window. After being helped out, the driver said there had been a problem with the steering.
"At the top of the hill it is quite windy so they were going quite slow and seemed to be taking it quite carefully," Mr Cook said. "It was torrential rain. It was like one of these eastern storms or something, it was like a river down here."
He added: "When we got down there the driver was hanging out of the front of the coach but his legs were trapped so we had to free him and get him back and comfortable. Then we got some ladders down there so that the people that were conscious inside could get out."
An investigation is now under way to establish how and why the coach left the road. Temporary road closures around the scene of the crash were later lifted, said Avon and Somerset Police. "Motorists are thanked for their patience while the emergency services dealt with this incident," the spokesman added.
