Couple Killed in Rainbow Bridge Crash ‘Planned to Go to KISS’

The couple killed in a fiery crash Wednesday on the Rainbow Bridge on the U.S.-Canada border, which instantly sparked fears of a terrorist assault, had been apparently planning to attend a KISS live performance in Canada, in accordance to legislation enforcement.

Law enforcement informed CNN that the New York couple had plans to attend KISS’ farewell live performance in Ottawa, however when the live performance was canceled due to guitarist Paul Stanley recovering from the flu, the person is believed to have gone to a on line casino in the U.S. as a substitute.

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The lethal crash occurred someday after the couple left the on line casino, sources informed CNN.

According to legislation enforcement, the couple, who haven’t been recognized, had been touring at a excessive pace in a 2022 Bentley when the car hit a curb, then a guardrail and was despatched airborne into the secondary screening space of Rainbow Bridge.

A Border Patrol agent suffered minor accidents and was handled at an area hospital.

It’s nonetheless unclear what induced the crash and whether or not it was intentional or unintended, with investigators taking a look at the chance that the driving force might have suffered a medical emergency, in accordance to an Independent report.

The crash initially sparked fears of a terrorist assault and prompted Canadian and New York officers to briefly shut all border bridges between the U.S. and Canada and floor planes at close by Buffalo Airport.

KISS are in the ultimate phases of their End of the Road farewell tour, which is ready to conclude on Dec. 2 at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden.