George Michael Car Crash: Star Flown To Hospital

George Michael has been airlifted to hospital after a rush-hour crash on the M1 motorway.

The singer was a passenger in a car which crashed at 5.47pm on Thursday, and he suffered cuts and bruises.

Three ambulances, as well as the Hertfordshire air ambulance, were called to the incident near the junction for the M25.

A spokesman for the 49-year-old entertainer said: "George Michael was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a traffic accident on Thursday evening, no third party was involved.

"He is being treated for superficial cuts and bruises but is fine. We have no further comment at this time."

Ambulance spokesman Gary Sanderson said: "A 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."

The singer was the only person that was treated for injuries.

In 2010 Michael - real name Georgios Panayiotou - was handed an eight-week jail sentence for crashing his Range Rover while under the influence of cannabis.

He was banned from driving for five years, and ordered to pay a £1,250 fine.

Following his release he told reporters that he wanted to "start again".