Celebrity Car Accidents

Paul Gascoigne, the former England footballer, is recovering in hospital after being involved in a car crash on Sunday night (13 June 2010). Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne is being treated at Newcastle General Hospital where he is believed to be in a comfortable condition. The 43 year-old was not driving at the time of the accident which happened at Sandhill, Newcastle – near the city’s Quayside. The woman driver was pulled out of the window screaming in pain by rescuers. There was a man in the front seat and Gascoigne was in the back. Two men, including Gascoigne, and the female driver were taken hospital for treatment.

The ambulance service later confirmed that they were called to the scene and four ambulances were sent to assist the driver and three passengers.

Newcastle General Hospital have since confirmed that Gascoigne is in hospital and had been brought in following a car accident.

The Police issued a statement saying, “At 9.45pm on Sunday, June 13, police were informed by  the ambulance service of a collision involving a Vauxhall Astra at Sandhill, on the Quayside, Newcastle.”

A 36-year-old woman was later arrested on suspicion of drink driving. The accident happened just yards from the iconic Tyne Bridge. It is believed the car left the road, mounted the pavement and then smashed into a nearby signpost.
 
An eyewitness said, “The car came hurtling around a corner, very fast, lost control, and smashed into a taxi rank sign. I didn’t see any injuries or hear Gazza speak to anyone. He was put into the back of the ambulance and a police officer spoke to him for a little while. The front of the car was completely smashed in.”

Another person, a barman at the nearby Chase Bar was quoted as saying, “I didn’t see the actual crash but I saw all of the aftermath. The taxi rank has been totalled so the car must have been going really fast. People have told me it was probably doing around 90 mph. The woman driver was pulled from the car and was lying on the pavement. I saw Gazza being taken from the back seat and put on to an ambulance stretcher. He was strapped in and had head support.”

Jacob Ryderson is a contributing author at nowinnofeesolicitors.co.uk