Members of Peelander Z, the Japanese action comic punk band based in Texas, were in a brutal traffic crash in New Mexico on May 18. They were on tour in Albuquerque when their cargo van was hit by a semi-truck from behind, completely damaging the vehicle. A GoFundMe has now been launched for financial aid.
The three members, Kengo Hioki, aka Peelander Yellow, Yumiko Kanazaki aka Peelander Pink, and Peelander Tiger, were initially kept in the ICU due to “traumatic injuries”.
According to a statement shared by the City of Moriarty Fire Department on Facebook, the collision occured along Interstate 40 in New Mexico’s Torrance County. The statement added:…