Pierre Garcon: Redskins bus in accident on way to game; team safe at stadium
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tom Lynch of Twins Cities Towing and Recovery prepares one of two buses involved in an earlier accident for towing, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. Two Washington Redskins team buses collided about 8:15 a.m. Sunday morning on their way to the NFL game vs. the Minnesota Vikings, along eastbound Interstate 94 at the ramp to Huron Ave. Minor injuries were reported, authorities said, but the REdskins said no one on the team was injured. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Denney) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES LOCAL TELEVISION OUT (The Associated Press)
Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon has tweeted a message saying the team bus he was riding in was in an accident on the way to Washington's game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The Redskins tweeted shortly after that the team had arrived safely at TCF Stadium.
Garcon's tweet says, "So this just happened. But we are ok."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A photo accompanying Garcon's tweet, taken from inside the bus, shows a broken front windshield. There is a police car parked in front of the bus and emergency workers, one pushing a stretcher on wheels, standing in the road.
The Redskins and Vikings are scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. EST.