Los Angeles, Feb 24 (AP) Golf star Tiger Woods was injured in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County, authorities said.
Woods had to be extricated from the vehicle with the “jaws of life” tools, the Los Angeles County Sheriff''s Department said in a statement Tuesday.
Woods was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries. The vehicle sustained major damage, the sheriff''s department said.
A KABC-TV helicopter over the scene of Woods'' accident showed a car on its side with the front end heavily damaged. Air bags appeared to be deployed. The wreckage appeared to be just off the side of a road on a hillside.
Woods, whose first name is Eldrick, was the sole occupant of the vehicle, the sheriff''s department said.
The crash occurred shortly before 7:15 am on Tuesday, officials said.
A sheriff''s department spokeswoman said Woods'' representatives would address his injuries.
A call to Woods'' agent went to voice mail. (AP)
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