Jay Leno, 72, breaks his collarbone in motorcycle accident trends now
Jay Leno has broken his collar bone, two ribs and cracked both kneecaps in a motorcycle accident - just two months after suffering devastating burns when a steam engine exploded in his face.
The comedian, 72, was riding a vintage motorcycle in Las Vegas on January 17 when he pulled into a parking lot and was wiped out by a piece of wire that was strung across the roadway without a sign over it.
His CNBC motor show was also canceled this week - adding to a string of bad fortune for Leno.
He told the Las Vegas Review-Journal: 'Just last week, I got knocked off my motorcycle. So I’ve got a broken collarbone. I’ve got two broken ribs. I’ve got two cracked kneecaps.
'But I’m OK! I’m OK, I’m working. I’m working this weekend.
Temporary skin grafts from 'human cadaver skin' were added to the comedian's body after he suffered horrific burns when an engine exploded in his face on November 12
A doctor performed skin grafts on the star, removing his burnt skin and replacing it with skin from a skin bank
'I turned down a side street and cut through a parking lot, and unbeknownst to me, some guy had a wire strung across the parking lot but with no flag hanging from it.
'So, you know, I didn’t see it until it was too late. It just clotheslined me and, boom, knocked me off the bike.
'The bike kept going, and you know how that works out.'
The crash is the second serious accident for Leno in as many months - and adds to a run of bad luck that's also seen his CNBC motor show axed. CNBC axed his series Jay Leno's Garage this week, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Just months after his fiery accident that left him with severe burns all over his face, CNBC reportedly canceled his series Jay Leno's Garage
