Two members of Tower of Power, a group that has been an R&B institution for nearly 50 years, were hit by a train Thursday night, Jan. 12, 2017, as they walked across tracks before a scheduled gig in their hometown of Oakland, Calif., but both survived, their manager said. Calling it an "unfortunate accident," manager Jeremy Westby said in a statement that drummer Garibaldi and bass player Marc van Wageningen (not pictured) are "responsive and being treated at a local hospital." (Tower of Power/Webster Public Relations via AP)

The accident was near Yoshi's, a jazz club where the group had been scheduled to play two shows Thursday night. The concert was canceled, and Yoshi’s posted a statement to its social media accounts: “We are deeply affected by this event and share our prayers and thoughts to their families and the Bay Area music community as a whole.”

Tower of Power was founded in Oakland in 1968 as the Motowns, but the group later adopted the new name.
Two members of funk band Tower of Power are seriously injured after being struck by a train near Jack London Square in Oakland, California.