Tiger Woods sustains multiple injuries after car crash

The vehicle driven by golfer Tiger Woods lies on its side in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on February 23, 2021, after a rollover accident. US golfer Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday after a car crash in which his vehicle sustained “major damage,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department said. Woods, the sole occupant, was removed from the wreckage by firefighters and paramedics, and suffered “multiple leg injuries,” his agent said in a statement to US media.
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The vehicle driven (R bottom) by golfer Tiger Woods lies on its side in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on February 23, 2021, after a rollover accident. Patrick T. FALLON / AFP

 

(Eagle News) — PGA golfer Tiger Woods was taken out of his vehicle with the “jaws of life” rescue equipment by Los Angeles firefighters and paramedics early Tuesday morning, February 23, 2021.

Woods was the only occupant of the the vehicle that was involved in “a single vehicle roll-over traffic collision,” according the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

After being rescued from his vehicle, the popular golfer was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance for his injuries.

“Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in Carlifornia where he suffered multiple leg injuries. He is currently in surgery,” said Mark Steinberg, Wood’s agent. His injuries are reported to be non-life threatening.

The crash happened on the boder Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles County and is being investigated by the LASD Lomita Station.

Images from the crash site show Wood’s vehicle heavily damaged lying on its side in a patch of grace.

(FILES) In this file photo Tiger Woods of the United States speaks to the media after playing in the third round of The Memorial Tournament on July 18, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.  ANDY LYONS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

(Eagle News Service)