Grant Denyer speaks out after being hospitalised from horror crash at Bathurst 6 Hour race
It’s the third major accident the Gold Logie winner has had.
Grant Denyer has spoken out after he was taken to hospital following a three-car collision at the Bathurst 6 Hour.
The Aussie TV star was driving a Class A2 Chevrolet Camaro when it was “tagged” by Richard Barram’s Class C Volkswagen Sirocco in the fourth hour of Sunday’s race.
Richard’s car then collided with Matt Kiss’s Class E Mazda, which was stationary at the time of the crash, before hitting the wall front on.
Grant was taken to Bathurst Hospital with concern for his shoulder, while Richard was taken to Orange Hospital with a suspected ankle injury.
“I know there’s a few crazy headlines going on out there that have had a major accident and I’m in hospital, but just wanted to let you all know that I’m A-okay,” Grant said on social media on Monday night.
“I was only in hospital for an hour, and that was only just for compulsory checks, as part of the regulations.
“It was very minor. It was just a small scrape.”
He posted a video of him leaving Melbourne’s airport in high spirits and revealed he was about to film another week’s worth of Deal or No Deal episodes.
But he assured everyone he was not “nearly dying” in hospital and that it was just a small car pile up.
Grant’s racing history revealed
It’s the third time the Gold Logie winner has been involved in a nasty crash during his racing career, for which he has more than 500 races under his belt.
In 2008, a 7.5 tonne monster truck accident that took place while he was filming a television segment left him with a broken back and a long road to recovery.
In 2017, Grant and his co-driver, Dale Moscatt, had to be rescued from their car after they crashed on stage 12 of the Lake Mountain Sprint.
The TV host extraordinaire was left with a broken finger and fractured coccyx after that accident, with footage showing the vehicle going off the track and colliding with a tree.
The pair was going more than 150km an hour when the rally car sped off the track.
However, Grant was said to be in “good spirits” after the brutal crash.
“Grant walked away from the crash and was then airlifted to a Melbourne hospital as a precaution for assessment,” a statement from Channel 10 said at the time.
“Grant sustained bruising to his lower back, while Dale has a suspected broken leg. Grant is walking around and is in good spirits.”
Grant said it was “chilling” to see the footage of the accident once he was out of hospital, according to Mamamia
He said he had to make a decision to hit the “biggest tree he’d ever seen” or try to avoid it in mere moments.
Source: https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/grant-denyer-speaks-out-after-being-hospitalised-from-horror-crash-at-bathurst-6-hour-race-205456617.html