Jeremy Renner says “poor” nephew “can never unsee” snow plough accident

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Jeremy Renner has reflected on his road to recovery one year after his snow plough accident.The actor was left in a critical condition after being run over by a snow plough on New Year’s Day last year.

He was airlifted to hospital in Reno, Nevada for eight broken ribs, a broken clavicle, a broken shoulder and other injuries.In an interview with CNN a year later, Renner said his family are his driving motivator in the road to recovery. “I’m just so blessed that I had so many things to live for,” the actor said. “I have a giant family, a 10-year-old daughter.“I would have disappointed and really messed up a lot of people’s lives if I would have passed.”He added: “I’m also pretty stubborn.

There’s a lot for me to fight for and recovery was just a one-way road in my mind. My recovery became relief for me because I knew I could give relief to my family, my daughter, and to all those I really affected.”A post shared by Jeremy Renner (@jeremyrenner)Renner also referred to his nephew who witnessed the accident. “My poor nephew who was there with me on that day, I gave him images he can never unsee,” the Marvel actor said. “But I know that my healing would be healing for him.“With that, I never thought about my own physical ailments or my own pain or my own anguish, I had so many things to fight for.”Renner was hit by the snow plough near his property after he used it to pull his nephew’s vehicle out of the snow.According to a Nevada County Sheriff’s Office report (via CNN), the Pistenbully began sliding when Renner exited the vehicle without setting the emergency brake.