Speaking out in VH1’s Behind the Music, Hammett explained that he jokingly jabbed: “I bet it’s better at the front anyway.”
He went on: “On that European tour we had a really bad bus.”
Hammett explained he heard “tires screeching” before feeling the bus flipping over.
When he eventually emerged from the wreckage, Hammett explained: “I heard everybody screaming… except for Cliff.