Yesterday afternoon, the drummer for bands Converge and Mutoid Man, Ben Koller, was concerned in a t-bone automobile accident by which his automobile ended up rolling over in the midst of the highway.
Posting a photograph to Instagram with a caption detailing that the offending automobile ended up colliding with Koller in the midst of the road, inflicting his automobile to flip onto the roof. He writes that the he offender fled the scene, abandoning what’s presumably the entrance bumper, the license plate hooked up.
The image exhibits a Toyota flipped onto its roof, with the automobile itself nonetheless comparatively intact. Whereas it should definitely be a write-off, there isn’t any main particles and nothing seems to be lacking – which might be thought-about a miracle contemplating Koller‘s account of the occasion:
“Good little Sunday. They t-boned me and fled the scene. Fortunately their bumper flew off and had the license plate on it. I’m by some means strolling and speaking and fairly fortunate to be alive. Don’t waste a second this factor might be over at any second and it’s utterly out of your management. I believe god needs me to complete my work at @heavymusiccollective. okay bye see you at saddest day fest.”
Receiving effectively needs from artists in bands akin to Touché Amoré, Pile, God’s Hate, Russian Circles, The Pink Chord, Suicidal Tendencies, and extra, Koller says he nonetheless intends on performing on the Converge‘s ‘Saddest Day 2025’ pageant. Going down subsequent Saturday, the one-day pageant will host (clearly) Converge, Touché Amoré, Soul Glo, and lately introduced, Full Of Hell.
Koller himself commented under the photograph, tagging Toyota’s Instagram, and saying, “Thanks for saving my life.” Toyota ended up responding: “We’re sorry this occurred to you, however we’re additionally relieved that you simply’re okay. Thanks for sharing and for being part of our Toyota Household.”
Wishing Koller all the perfect.
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