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Tiger Woods ‘seriously injured’ in car accident

Feb 24, 2021, 5:20 AM
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The car accident is the latest in a series of setbacks in Tiger Woods’ attempt to regain his former golfing fame.

Woods suffered serious leg injuries after car rolled over

GOLF legend Tiger Woods suffered serious leg injuries after his car rolled over near Los Angeles, California Tuesday morning (Tuesday evening in the Philippines), authorities said.

Tiger Woods in serious car accident

Tiger Woods in serious car accident nbc news

Woods was driving along Rancho Palos Verdes when the SUV he was using suddenly crossed a median and went across two lanes of road before hitting a curb, hitting a tree and landing on its side off the roadway in the brush.

Rescue workers said the 45-year-old golf master was “lucid and calm” at the site of the accident.

Woods was immediately taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery due to “compound fractures” in both legs, according to Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva added that the accident could have been fatal if Woods had not been wearing his seatbelt and the airbags had not deployed.

Authorities said the stretch of road where the accident occurred was “accident prone” and that the golf pro may have been traveling at high speed prior to the incident.

The accident was the latest in a strings of setbacks in Woods’ career, following surgery in his spinal cord in 2017 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted the golf calendar.

Woods, who has won a record-tying 82 PGA Tour events, also underwent a back operation for the fifth time in his career earlier this year. (ONT)

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