MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted whereas driving alongside the Pacific Coast Freeway in Malibu and crashed his SUV right into a parked automobile, authorities stated.
Simmons, a co-founder and bassist for the legendary band, was evaluated at a hospital Tuesday earlier than being launched. He posted on social media that he was doing effectively.
“Thanks, everybody, for the kind wishes. I’m completely fine. I had a slight fender bender. It happens,” he stated on X.
The 76-year-old’s SUV crossed a number of lanes earlier than hitting a parked automobile alongside the freeway, companies that responded to the crash advised a number of media retailers. Simmons was then transported to a hospital, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division stated.
Kiss retired from a half-century of touring in 2023, however Simmons and his bandmates plan to play in November at a particular occasion in Las Vegas. In August, President Donald Trump introduced that Kiss will probably be amongst this yr’s Kennedy Heart honorees.