Gregg Allman's tour bus veers of the road and crashes into a tree

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Gregg Allman's tour bus went off Interstate 77 in West Virginia early Wednesday morning
The bus was carrying ten members of rocker's sound crew - and crashed because driver was choking
Evening's show went on as planned, with Allman thanking crew on stage after going through 'nightmare'

Published: 10:21 EST, 6 April 2016 | Updated: 00:17 EST, 7 April 2016

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A tour spokesman for Gregg Allman's band says three crew members have been injured when a bus went off Interstate 77 in West Virginia.

Spokesman Ken Weinstein says the crew members were treated for minor injuries at a hospital and released Wednesday.

He says the 68-year-old singer - of Allman Brothers Band fame - wasn't on the bus.

The bus was carrying ten members of the sound crew, WSAZ reported.

A tour bus for musician Gregg Allman's band rests against a tree near a creek after veering off Interstate 77 Wednesday morning, April 6, 2016, near Goldtown, West Virginia

A tour spokesman for Allman's band says three crew members have been injured in Wednesday's crash in West Virginia

According to the news station, the bus driver said he choked during the ride, causing him to veer of the road and crash.

Media outlets report the southbound bus went into the northbound lanes, through a guardrail and over an embankment before stopping against a tree next to a creek near Goldtown at about 5am.

The bus was headed to a concert Wednesday at the Clay Center in Charleston, about 20 miles south of Goldtown. Clay Center spokeswoman LeAnn Cain said the concert would still go on.

On stage Wednesday evening, Allman thanked his crew, telling the audience: 'I want to thank my crew after being through a nightmare.'

The Allman Brothers Band was formed in 1969 and set the tone for a style of music that would become known as the 'New South' sound - a rock-and-roll jam band take on traditional gospel, blues, and country music, Rolling Stone wrote.

Their 1971 live album, 'At Fillmore East,' became the band's commercial breakthrough. The Brothers disbanded for the first time in 1976, then again in 1982 after a four-year comeback. The band took up their instruments again in 1989 and continued performing until 2014.

Gregg Allman has continued touring with his own band and released the live album 'Back to Macon, GA' in 2015.

Gregg Allman, pictured left in 2014, was not on board the bus that crashed Wednesday. Right, The Allman Brothers Ban onstage in New York after their last-ever show the same year

A broken section of guard rail is seen where a tour bus for musician Gregg Allman's veered off Interstate 77, Wednesday morning

The bus was headed to a concert Wednesday at the Clay Center in Charleston, about 20 miles south of Goldtown. Clay Center spokeswoman LeAnn Cain said the concert is still on

Gregg Allman's tour bus came to a crashing halt Wednesday - but the evening's show would go on as planned. Gregg Allman had his breakthrough in 1971 with the band he started with his brothers, The Allman Brothers Band