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Travis Barker Survives Fiery Airplane Crash

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MSNBC is reporting that Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and father of 2 has been critically injured in a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday when air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks.

The plane went off a runway and crashed on a nearby road, she said.

Hospital spokeswoman Beth Frits said Travis and DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, were in critical condition at a burn center in Augusta, Ga., about 75 miles southwest of Columbia.

Travis has 2 children with Miss USA Shanna Moakler, Landon Asher and Alabama Luella.

Our thoughts are with both families.


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Lisa Arneill

Founder of Growing Your Baby and World Traveled Family. Canadian mom of 2 boys, photo addict, lover of bulldogs, and museumgoer. Always looking for our next vacation spot!

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