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| George Michael injured in M1 crash | George Michael injured in M1 crash |
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| Singer George Michael was airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a crash on the M1. | Singer George Michael was airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a crash on the M1. |
| Paramedics were called to junction 6A, near St Albans, in Hertfordshire, at about 17:50 BST on Thursday. | Paramedics were called to junction 6A, near St Albans, in Hertfordshire, at about 17:50 BST on Thursday. |
| A spokesman for Michael confirmed the 49-year-old had been involved in an accident, but said the singer only had "superficial cuts" and was "fine". | A spokesman for Michael confirmed the 49-year-old had been involved in an accident, but said the singer only had "superficial cuts" and was "fine". |
| Michael was a passenger in a Range Rover and no other vehicles were involved, the spokesman added. | |
| Connie Filippello said: "George Michael was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a traffic accident yesterday evening. No third party was involved. | Connie Filippello said: "George Michael was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a traffic accident yesterday evening. No third party was involved. |
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| "We have no further comment at this time." | "We have no further comment at this time." |
| Ambulance spokesman Gary Sanderson said: "The man who we believe to be in his 40s sustained a head injury and following treatment, stabilisation and immobilisation by land and air ambulance crews, he was flown to hospital for further care." | Ambulance spokesman Gary Sanderson said: "The man who we believe to be in his 40s sustained a head injury and following treatment, stabilisation and immobilisation by land and air ambulance crews, he was flown to hospital for further care." |
| Hertfordshire Police said the northbound carriageway of the road was closed for an hour while emergency services dealt with the incident. | |
| A force spokesman said: "The exact circumstances of what happened are unclear at this time and until further investigations have been carried out it would be inappropriate for us to comment further." | |
| In September 2010, Michael was given an eight-week sentence for crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis. | |
| He was also fined £1,250 at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in London and given a five-year driving ban. | |
| The singer was arrested in Hampstead, north London, after driving his Range Rover into a branch of photographic store Snappy Snaps. |