Golf legend Tiger Woods in hospital after rollover car crash
- Rescuers extracted Woods from the wreck with the ‘jaws of life’, authorities said
- The US golfer suffered multiple leg injuries, but the wounds are not believed to be life threatening
US golfer Tiger Woods was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday after suffering multiple injuries when his car went off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring the “jaws of life” to extricate him.
Woods’ injuries were not believed to be life threatening, ESPN reported, citing police sources.
Woods, 45, was the sole occupant of the dark grey Genesis sport utility vehicle when it crashed at about 7.12am near the suburban communities of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a written statement.
“Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in California where he suffered multiple leg injuries. He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support,” Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, said in a statement given to Golf Digest journalist Daniel Rapaport.
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Tiger Woods in surgery after rollover car crash
Sheriff’s deputy Joana Warren said the vehicle had gone off the motorway and rolled down the hillside before coming to rest at the bottom.