All three members were taken to the ICU for treatment for broken bones, fractured vertebrae and other serious trauma.
Peelander-Z makes an appearance on E. 6th Street during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 12, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
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The three members of long-running Japanese action comic punk band Peelander-Z were seriously injured in a car crash last Monday (May 18) afternoon in Albuquerque, N.M. According to KOB4 TV, the band’s booking agent said the trio were driving westbound on I-40 an hour from the city when a semi-truck rear-ended their tour van.
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