America
Harrison Ford undergoes surgery after plane crash
Los Angeles, March 7
Veteran Hollywood actor
Harrison Ford, who crash-landed his World War II era aircraft in a golf
course here, reportedly broke his ankle and pelvis, and underwent
surgery.
The actor's single-engine plane crash-landed in a Santa
Monica golf course Thursday and he was taken to hospital, where he
underwent surgery about four hours after the incident, a source close to
the family told TV station KTLA, reports aceshowbiz.com.
The
"Star Wars" actor experienced engine failure about 20 minutes after
taking off from Santa Monica Municipal Airport and requested an
emergency return to the airport. He fell short of reaching the runway
and crashed-landed the aircraft in a nearby golf course.
His
vintage World War II training plane hit a tree on the way down,
preventing it from going into a nose-dive. Doctors who were playing golf
at the time rushed to his rescue and pulled him out of the wreckage
when they smelled fuel, out of fear it might explode.