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4:33pm UK, Wednesday June 16, 2010
Sarah Gordon, Sky News Online
Dramatic images have been released showing a bloodied Paul Gascoigne moments after the car he was travelling in spun out of control and hit a building.
The retired Newcastle star, who is recovering in hospital, was a passenger in the Vauxhall Astra when it careered off the road.
The vehicle smashed through a lamp-post then into stone pillars surrounding Newcastle's Guildhall.
A hotel porter described how he feared for the former England footballer's life when he ran to help at the scene of the crash.
Dean Smith, 30, said: "He was out cold and there was blood everywhere. I thought if I don't do something he'll die.
"His face was smashed up. He had a terrible cut over his right eye and was face down in blood. It seemed to be spilling out all over the place."
The trained first aider put Gazza in the recovery position while taxi drivers from a nearby rank helped with the female driver and another passenger.
Gazza Car Crash: Shock Images Of Gascgoine's Accident Shows Aftermath In Newcastle Street | UK News | Sky News
Sarah Gordon, Sky News Online
Dramatic images have been released showing a bloodied Paul Gascoigne moments after the car he was travelling in spun out of control and hit a building.
The retired Newcastle star, who is recovering in hospital, was a passenger in the Vauxhall Astra when it careered off the road.
The vehicle smashed through a lamp-post then into stone pillars surrounding Newcastle's Guildhall.
A hotel porter described how he feared for the former England footballer's life when he ran to help at the scene of the crash.
Dean Smith, 30, said: "He was out cold and there was blood everywhere. I thought if I don't do something he'll die.
"His face was smashed up. He had a terrible cut over his right eye and was face down in blood. It seemed to be spilling out all over the place."
The trained first aider put Gazza in the recovery position while taxi drivers from a nearby rank helped with the female driver and another passenger.
Gazza Car Crash: Shock Images Of Gascgoine's Accident Shows Aftermath In Newcastle Street | UK News | Sky News