Jay Leno Injured in Motorcycle Accident

Former late-night talk show host, Jay Leno, has suffered multiple broken bones in a motorcycle accident months after sustaining severe burns to his face during another accident. Leno revealed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he was pushed off his bike on January 17, resulting in a broken collarbone, two broken ribs, and two cracked kneecaps.


Leno revealed that he recently had a nasty motorcycle accident but is doing alright. While test driving a 1940 Indian motorcycle, he noticed gasoline dripping and managed to bring it to a stop before any damage occurred. Despite the accident, Leno is keeping his sense of humour and mentioned he would still be working this weekend. The comedian has a standup show running in Vegas.

Jay Leno recently revealed that he experienced another accident while on his motorcycle. The former Tonight Show host said he was riding his motorcycle when he inadvertently rode underneath a wire that was strung across a parking lot. As a result, the wire clotheslined him, knocking him off the bike. Leno had, however, kept this accident a secret because of the publicity he received earlier, when he was burned on his face while working on an antique 1907 car.

Upon discharge from hospital following an accident, Jay Leno posed for a photo with some of the employees at Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles. The noted car collector had explained on "Today" earlier in December that the accident occurred while he was attempting to unclog a fuel line.

"It sounded clogged, so I said, 'Blow some air through the line,' and he did", he recounted. "Then suddenly, boom, I got a face full of gas. And then the pilot light jumped and my face caught on fire."