Marc Almond in Critical Condition After Crash
October 18th, 2004 by admin
Marc Almond, solo artist and singer of Soft Cell, one of the most important synth-pop bands, is currently in the hospital with serious head injuries after the motorcycle he was riding on crashed into another car on October 17 in London. Almond was thrown off the bike and is purportedly in critical condition.
A spokesman for the City of London Police has stated, “We can confirm that at about 4pm on Sunday there was a serious collision between a car and a motorcycle at the junction of Cannon Street and New Change in the City of London.
“Both the motorcycle rider and the pillion passenger are in hospital. The rider has severe injuries and the pillion passenger is critical.
“City of London Police are investigating the collision. We can confirm that one of the parties was Soft Cell’s Marc Almond.”
Almond was undergoing surgery on October 18 to save his life although how he is now fairing is currently unknown. We will keep you up to date on his progress as soon as we hear it.
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**Update: It has been reported this afternoon, (October 18,2004), that Marc has been recovering after yesterday’s surgery and is now in stable condition.
**Update October 27, 2004: Representatives for Marc Almond have announced that he has been moved out of the intensive care unit, although he will still be undergoing the slow process of recovery.