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The professional golfer Tiger Woods was injured in a car accident.
This was announced by the sheriff's office in Los Angeles County.
Woods was alone on a street in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning when his car had an accident for an initially unknown cause, the police department said.
The superstar had to be cut out of the car and was taken to hospital in serious condition, the authorities announced.
He was conscious, "calm and clear mind" when the police took him out of the badly damaged car.
Woods sustained several leg injuries in the accident.
“Tiger Woods had a car accident in which he sustained multiple injuries to his legs.
He is currently being operated on, "said his manager Mark Steinberg to" Golf Digest ".
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Woods was in California for "Gold Digest" golf magazine footage.
He also hosted a PGA tournament in Los Angeles last weekend and presented the winner Max Homa with the trophy on Sunday.
The 45-year-old himself could not participate after his fifth operation on his back in December and wanted to play again at the Masters in Augusta in April.
"God, I hope so," he replied to a related question.
According to him, there was no schedule for further starts in preparation.
He has pending another magnetic resonance examination and is still in rehab.
Tiger Woods last Sunday
Source: AP / Ryan Kang
Photos show the golf star's car that crashed.
According to media reports, the first emergency call should have been received at 7.15 a.m.
On Hawthorne Boulevard in Rancho Palos Verdes south of Los Angeles, a car is said to have overturned without the influence of another vehicle.
According to Los Angeles Police Chief Alex Villanueva, there is no evidence that Woods could have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident.
According to the information, the cause of the accident was still investigated.
Villanueva said: "He is lucky that he is still alive."
"I just hope he's fine"
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department statement stated: “The vehicle was badly damaged.
Mr. Woods was cut from the wreckage by Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics and then transported by ambulance to a local hospital to treat his injuries. "
The PGA Tour issued a statement assuring Woods its full support in recovery.
Woods' colleague Justin Thomas, number three in the golf world rankings, said: “I'm sick.
It hurts when one of your closest friends is involved in an accident.
I just hope he's fine.
I'm worried about his children, I'm sure they're struggling right now. "
His former girlfriend Lindsey Vonn tweeted: "I'm praying for Tiger Woods right now."
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