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Tiger Woods
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American golf legend Tiger Woods He was taken to hospital after he was injured in a car accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to reports from the United States.
The circumstances leading up to the accident are unclear, but according to Golf Digest Woods agent Mark Steinberg said the 15-time Major winner had multiple leg injuries and was currently undergoing surgery after rescuers removed him. of the vehicle with the jaws of life.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department tweeted that a single vehicle had rolled and suffered serious damage. They also confirmed that the occupant of the vehicle was Woods.
“On February 23, 2021, at approximately 7:12 a.m., LASD responded to a single-vehicle rollover traffic collision at the Rolling Hills Estates and Ranchos Palos Verdes border.” The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department tweet read.
“The vehicle was traveling north on Hawthorne Boulevard on Blackhorse Road when it crashed. The vehicle sustained significant damage.”
“The driver and sole occupant was identified as PGA golfer Eldrick ‘Tiger’ Woods. Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics pulled Mr. Woods out of the wreck with the ‘jaws of life’, then transported to a local hospital by ambulance for his injuries. “
Woods, who has suffered back injuries during his career, has not played in 2021 and was recovering from an operation he underwent in December.
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