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Gloria Estefan Broke Her Back and Nearly Died in a Bus Crash 35 Years Ago. Why She 'Wouldn't Change' Anything (Exclusive)

Gloria Estefan opens up to PEOPLE about her near-fatal bus crash in 1990 — and how the singer believes it served as a turning point.

Thirty five years after Gloria Estefan's near-fatal tour bus accident, the Queen of Latin pop can look back on that moment as a turning point. Discussing her 50-year career in music in this week's issue of PEOPLE, the "Conga" singer shared how the accident impacted her for years to come. On March 20, 1990, a semi truck crashed into Estefan's tour bus on a snowy Pennsylvania highway, causing her to break her back.

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