<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Country legend John Michael Montgomery is optimistic after suffering injuries in a rollover accident on the road from Tennessee to North Carolina. </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Despite some cuts and broken ribs, I am doing well,” the singer said in a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/jmmontgomery" target="_blank">statement.</a> Montgomery said he was on his way to a concert in North Carolina at the time of the crash.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The 57-year-old country musician was a passenger on a 2001 Prevost Featherlite bus traveling south on I-75 just south of Jellico when it veered off the interstate, hit an embankment and overturned, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report. He and two others reported non-life-threatening injuries after the accident.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Montgomery, who hails from Nicholasville, Kentucky, has released 10 studio albums and had more than 30 singles on the Billboard country charts, including “I Love the Way You Love Me,” “Life’s a Dance,” and “I Swear.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He is the father of country singer Walker Montgomery and brother to Eddie Montgomery, with whom he performed as part of the band Montgomery Gentry.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Thanks to everyone for your concern,” Montgomery said.</p>