Jeremy Renner Accident: Avengers star thanks fans after being run over by snow plough.

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In an Instagram post from his hospital bed on Tuesday evening, Renner, 51, wrote: “Thank you all for your kind words. I’m too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all.”

Jeremy Renner: Sharing a picture of his bruised face on Instagram, Renner said he was “too messed up now to type”.

The Avengers star was airlifted to hospital on Sunday after the accident outside his home in Reno, Nevada.

Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner

Renner was run over by his own snow plough, which weighs at least 14,330lb (6.5 tonnes) – three times as heavy as a car – the local sheriff said. He suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries, his publicist said on Monday. At that time he was in a stable but critical condition in intensive care.

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The incident happened after a new year storm left around 3ft of fresh snowfall on the ground, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said in a press conference.

A family member driving Renner’s car had got stuck in the snow near his house, the sheriff said. Using his snow plough, Renner successfully towed the car free.

He then got out to talk to his relative, but the snow plough began to move while empty.

Renner was trying to get back into the driver’s seat to stop it moving, when the “extremely large” piece of equipment ran him over, Mr Balaam said.

Jeremy Renner The PistenBully weighs at least 14,330lb, he said. The average weight of a car, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency, is 4,289lb (2 tonnes).

“An eyewitness detailed seeing Mr Renner getting into the PistenBully and not seeing him again until the PistenBully came to a rest in a pile of snow in front of his driveway,” Mr Balaam said.

Jeremy Renner Accident: Avengers star thanks fans after being run over by snow plough.
Jeremy Renner

Marvel Co-Star on Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner Accident: Avengers star thanks fans after being run over by snow plough.

Thor star Chris Hemsworth commented: “Speedy recovery buddy. Sending love your way!” while Taika Waititi, who has directed two Thor films, said simply: “My brother I love you.”

At least 60 people in eight states were killed in the new year snowstorm. A day after Renner’s accident, news emerged that rally driving champion Ken Block was killed when his snowmobile flipped at his ranch in Utah.

Two-time Oscar nominee Renner is best known for his role as Clint Barton/Hawkeye in the Marvel cinematic universe, starring in several Avengers films and in the spin-off television series Hawkeye.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor for his role in The Hurt Locker in 2008, and for best supporting actor in The Town in 2010.

Jeremy Renner still in critical condition.

US actor Jeremy Renner is out of surgery but remains in a critical condition after an accident with a snow plough, his publicist has said.

Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries, and is still in intensive care, Samantha Mast said in a statement to US media on Monday night.

He was airlifted to hospital on Sunday after an accident while clearing snow outside his home in Nevada.

The US has been battered by snowstorms, killing dozens of people.

“Jeremy’s family would like to express their gratitude to the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him,” publicist MsMast said in a statement.

The family also thanked the local police and fire services, and said they were “tremendously overwhelmed and appreciative of the outpouring of love and support from his fans”.

Before the accident Renner was reportedly clearing a road outside his home in Reno, Nevada using his personal snow plough so his family could get out after a heavy storm.

The 51-year-old was the only person involved in the incident, the Washoe County Sheriff’s office said, adding that it was being investigated.

The US was battered by a major snowstorm over the New Year weekend, with at least 60 people in eight states killed.

Thousands of homes experienced power cuts, and travel was severely disrupted.

Two-time Oscar nominee Renner is best known for his role as Clint Barton/Hawkeye in the Marvel cinematic universe, starring in several Avengers films and in the spin-off television series Hawkeye.