A driver has described the moment she nearly ran over George Michael as he lay covered in blood on the M1 after falling from his car at 70mph.
Katherine Fox, 23, was travelling behind a silver Range Rover when the singer tumbled out of the passenger door onto the third lane of the carriageway.
She and other drivers managed to skid to a halt just in time before dashing to help the 49-year-old, who was conscious but in shock, she told The Sun.
'Lucky to be alive': The M1 comes to a standstill as paramedics treat George Michael who fell out of his car onto the third lane of the carriageway at around 70mph near St Albans, Hertfordshire, last ThursdayMichael's Adidas tracksuit was ripped and his trainers and trademark designer sunglasses had been torn off, she said.
She added: 'There was a nasty cut on his forehead and the back of his head. There was blood all down his face and on his teeth. He was lucky he didn't die.'
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Katherine said she was told he may have been trying to open and close the door because it was not shut properly.
'Conscious, but in shock': The singer was found lying in the road covered in blood with his Adidas tracksuit ripped and his trainers and trademark sunglasses torn off, according to witness Katherine Fox WHAM! MICHAEL'S PREVIOUS SMASH HITS... ON THE ROADJuly 2010: George Michael crashes his Range Rover into a Snappy Snaps shop in North London after taking cannabis.Handed eight-week prison sentence and given five-year driving ban after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and possessing cannabis.August 2009: Jailed for eight weeks after driving his £80,000 Range Rover into a lorry on the A34.2007: Handed two-year ban for drug-drivingApril 2006: Former Wham! star admits he's 'a terrible driver' after hitting three cars while trying to park.June 2004: Smashes into a bollard near his home after falling asleep at the wheel.May 2004: Writes off BMW convertible after hitting barriers on A40 at North Acton, London.
Two friends he was travelling with pulled over onto the hard shoulder and ran across to tend to the pop star.
Meanwhile, Katherine reversed her Mini to a point in the carriageway where it shielded him from oncoming traffic as an off-duty police officer helped to direct vehicles around the scene.
Katherine, a children's nanny, told The Sun: 'George didn't say anything, he just seemed in shock. He was sitting down against a car and in the arms of his friend.
'The guy holding him was quite scared. If he'd landed in the second lane he would have been hit by a car without a doubt.'
The motorway was closed while Michael was airlifted to hospital with a head injury.
He was initially reported that he had been well enough to be discharged later that day.
But a spokesman for the former Wham! star today confirmed he remains in hospital for observations, although she insisted he was 'fine'.
She said: 'He's still in hospital, but this is standard practice to keep an eye on him.
'He has a couple of bumps and grazes and cuts to the head, but he's making good progress and looking forward to getting out.'
Police are investigating the incident.
Speaking at the singer’s home in Highgate, North London, hours after the crash, Michael’s boyfriend Fadi Fawaz, 39, said: 'He is perfectly fine. Of course I was worried, but I have spoken to him and he is good.
'He suffered a few bruises but there is nothing to worry about. I have no idea what happened, I wasn’t there.'