According to reports, DragonForce singer Marc Hudson narrowly escaped a serious injury after he jumped out of a moving van during the group's Australian tour. However, Marc Hudson can count himself lucky he wasn't more seriously injured.

This past Tuesday, June 27th, the band was loading up their equipment in a trailer attached to a van as they were set to leave Brisbane en route to their next show. As the packing was nearly done, Hudson sat in the van, while Frédéric Leclercq and Sam Totman stood in the back doorway of the vehicle. But the van was parked on a steep hill, and it wasn't long until the brakes started squeaking the van started to roll. Leclerq and Totman were able to step right out, but Hudson had already put his seat belt on and had to get free before being able to make his escape.

According to the source, drummer Gee Anazlone tried to run after the vehicle and put the handbrake on, but it didn't work as the van was already going too fast. Hudson tried as well, and with the van heading off toward an intersection, the singer eventually made his escape jumping out before the van crashed into a tree. The van was said to be going 30 miles per hour when Hudson jumped out. The singer was treated at the local hospital for two potential broken ribs, a sprained shoulder and some cuts and bruises, but he joined his bandmates in Christchurch and the group did not cancel any shows on the tour and carried on with the trek.

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	DragonForce