Golf legend Tiger Woods suffered serious leg injuries after the car he was driving met with an accident on Tuesday (local time).
Firefighters put Woods in a neck collar and on a backboard and took him to the hospital in stable condition with serious injuries to both legs, CNN quoted Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby as saying.
Woods` agent, Mark Steinberg, said the golfer was in surgery with multiple injuries, according to Golf Digest, reported CNN.
Los Angeles County Sheriff`s Department released a statement, saying Woods was the sole occupant and was extricated by Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics.
“On February 23, 2021, at approximately 7:12 AM, LASD responded to a single-vehicle roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. The vehicle was travelling northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard, at Black-horse Road, when it crashed. The vehicle sustained major damage,” Los Angeles County Sheriff`s Department said.
“The driver and sole occupant was identified as PGA golfer, Eldrick `Tiger` Woods. Woods was extricated from the wreck with the `jaws of life` by Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics, then transported to a local hospital by ambulance for his injuries. The traffic investigation is being conducted by investigators from LASD Lomita Station,” it added.
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