Ricky Skaggs' Tour Bus Kills Man in Tenn.

A tour bus carrying bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs from a performance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival struck and killed a man, authorities said.

The bus was traveling on Interstate 24 about a mile from the exit for the festival when Joshua Overall, 21 of Hamilton, Ohio, stepped onto the highway Friday night, said Melissa McDonald, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Safety.

"The young man just walked out into traffic," she said. "There was no fault on the part of the bus driver. It was unavoidable."

Overall was wearing a Bonnaroo admission armband when he was killed, McDonald said. It appeared he had jumped over a fence to reach the highway from the direction where the festival was being held, she said.

Ashley Capps, president and event producer of A.C. Entertainment, said he was stunned.

"The safety of our patrons is our number one concern, and we're deeply saddened when something like this happens," Capps said.

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