Travis Barker-DJ AM-Plane Crash (UPDATE ) News Complete

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and a popular disc jockey were critically injured in a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people, authorities said Saturday.

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 Barker 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.
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NBC News reported that Barker, who also starred in MTV reality show "Meet the Barkers", had performed Friday night at an event alongside Perry Farrell, the former Jane's Addiction singer, as well as Gavin DeGraw and Goldstein.

'Terrible and tragic'
It was not clear whether Farrell and DeGraw were also traveling with Barker and Goldstein.

Federal officials confirmed that two crew members and two passengers were killed in the crash.

"It's absolutely terrible and tragic," Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said.

Bergen said the Lear 60 was headed to Van Nuys, California. She was unable to confirm the names of those on board.

Barker and Goldstein perform together under the name TRVSDJ-AM.

After Blink-182, Barker went on to form the rock band (+44) — pronounced "plus forty-four." He appeared in "Meet the Barkers" with former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, to whom he was married at the time. The show documented the former couple's lavish wedding and life.

Goldstein at one time was engaged to celebrity Nicole Richie.

UPDATE

TMZ has learned Travis Barker has been burned from the waist down, but he is expected to survive the plane crash. DJ AM's face was severely burned and is being tended to right now.

pray for everyone Los Angeles. Both were critically injured in a plane crash late on Friday.

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[SKjpr]

Shake it off Travis. You gotta come back man.

[criddely]

That last bubble "Please leave a comment to show how much you care about him"

What about the other 5? it wasn't JUST "him"

[Gaz07]

Women Drivers....

[1822Mrblink]

@criddely hahaha true

[AwesomeX66]

No wonder... It was a female piolet... naaaaah just kids

[PuI2ePLaYaZ]

The pilot was a woman

[06livefast]

Blink's manager, Travis' like personal assistant, 2 other dude and AM and Trav.

[niteshastare]

i live rite around dha corner 4rm where dis happend.

so sad. im glad dhey came owtta it ok.

r.i.p 2 dha ones dhat lost dare lives.

[MichiSweet]

Thank God Travis is alive... everything happens for a reason they werent meant to die there..... Is so tragic that Adam died later.... RIP DJ AM!!!

[brocktherock68]

awwww

[xXn00bslay3rXx]

i think this is the only video ive seen that dosent have a dislike