Moss in hospital after lift shaft fall

British Formula One legend Stirling Moss was recovering in hospital after breaking several bones falling three floors down a lift shaft, the 80-year-old's website said Monday.
The racing star suffered two broken ankles, four broken bones in his feet, skin aberrations and four chipped vertebrae, the website said, following the accident at his central London residence on Saturday.
"He is now comfortable and recovering in a London hospital after surgery to both ankles," which have been plated and pinned, the statement said.
The lift door opened at the wrong time and Moss stepped in, falling three floors down.Moss's family were present and paramedics took him to the Royal London Hospital.
"This was a very unfortunate accident; it could have just as easily been another member of the family stepping into where the lift should have been," said his wife, Susie Moss.He is expected to take six weeks to recover from his injuries.
"The family are very relieved that Stirling survived the fall, demonstrating that his body still has the same resilience to injury as it did in his racing days," the statement on the website said.
"He is comfortable, following a good night's rest post-surgery, and is well on the road to recovery."
In a Formula One career lasting from 1951 to 1961, Moss entered 66 Grands Prix, earning 16 wins, 16 pole positions and 24 podium finishes.He came second in the World Championship four times, from 1955 to 1958 -- the most runner-up finishes without ever claiming the title.
In his wider motor racing career, in which he raced more than 80 different types of cars, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered.
His career was ended by a near-fatal crash at Britain's Goodwood circuit, in southern England, in 1962.
Ingatan:
Saya akur ramai dari kita yang memang sangat harapkan 'lift' untuk menaikki bangunan tinggi. Pastikan pandang betul betul sebelum memasukki nya. Dalam zaman teknologi tinggi ni pun, kepincangan serupa ini pun masih belum dibaiki lagi.
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