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Tiger Woods, the US'Golf Emperor', injured two legs in a car accident.
While driving himself, the vehicle crashed down the ramp as it crashed into a tree, and Woods was said to be waking up after surgery and recovering.
Reporter Kim Jung-ki reports.
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damaged SUV vehicle is overturned on the grass, so that the front part is hard to recognize.
The windshield and side windows are broken, and the driver's airbags are all blown.
This is the vehicle that Tiger Woods drove.
The accident took place in Los Angeles around 7am local time yesterday (23rd).
[CNN reporter: Woods' car crashed into a tree and stopped here.
The first police officers who arrived here said it was fortunate that Woods was alive.]
[Gonzalez/Sheriff first arrived at the accident site: Woods could not get up on his own.
However, his mind seemed clear.]
Woods, who was seriously injured due to a complex fracture of his legs, received emergency surgery at a nearby hospital, and is now awake and is said to be recovering.
Police said Woods drove alone and did not appear to be a drug or alcohol accident.
However, it was assumed that it was speeding at the time of the accident.
The accident site is a steep downhill, where accidents are frequent.
[Villanueva/LA County Sheriff: A tree was struck across the lane, and the vehicle rolled several times in the process.] The
accident vehicle was a Hyundai Genesis GV80, and Woods was provided with this vehicle as the organizer of the PGA competition held last weekend. came.
Woods, who recorded 15 wins in a total of 15 PGA major competitions, was in a state of parallel treatment and rehabilitation with the goal of participating in the Masters in April after undergoing his fifth back surgery in January.
'Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods, who made a remarkable return after winning several injuries, said he had faced the most difficult moment.
(Video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)