American Idol’s Simon Cowell was reportedly hospitalized after an e-bike crash and is “lucky to be alive.” According to TMZ, the former American Idol judge crashed his e-bike again last week Thursday, January 27. TMZ revealed that the music mogul was hospitalized with several broken bones. An eyewitness at the scene said that “lucky to be alive” after the crash happened
Simon Cowell Hospitalized After E-bike Crash
Sources shared with TM that Simon Cowell was cruising around London on his e-bike when the accident happened. He turned a sharp corner, but he didn’t quite make the turn. Sources said that the pavement was wet, so the tires to slipped out from under the music mogul causing him to crash into the ground.
Simon Cowell Reportedly Lucky To Be Alive After Gruesome Bike Crash
The Sun‘s recount of the accident said that Simon was driving 20 MPH on his e-bike when crash happened, and he was thrown forward over the handlebars of the e-bike. The Sun reported that, “He was pedalling along, with his electric motor on, when the wheels suddenly went from under him after hitting a wet patch. He slipped and went flying over the handlebars into the middle of the road.”
According to the eyewitness, Simon was “stupidly” not wearing a helmet when it happened. The person described gruesome scene and the blood-soaked music mogul. They said, “Blood was pouring from his face — he looked like something from Phantom of the Opera. Three kindly passers-by jumped into action, and stopped the traffic so he wouldn’t be run over.”
How Is Simon Doing After The Crash?
According to The Sun, the eyewitness reported what happened to Simon after he was hospitalized. The source also told the outlet if the music mogul was alright and what kind of injuries he suffered from.
They said, “After being ambulanced to hospital and given an X-ray, Simon was eventually released that evening — his arm in a yellow cast all the way up to the shoulder — and told to rest.” TMZ reports that the celeb broke his arm, bruised his cheek, and had a concussion. While this crash has not steered Simon away from e-bike riding, he has relaied that hee needs to protect himself by wearing a helmet.
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