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Published : Sep 10, 2019, 11:53 PM IST

ETV Bharat / sports

Michael Schumacher admitted in Paris hospital

The retired driver suffered a serious head injury in a skiing accident in France in December 2013

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Paris: Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is in a hospital in Paris for cell therapy surgery, according to reports.

Schumacher was reportedly admitted to Georges-Pompidou hospital on Monday afternoon.

The retired driver suffered a serious head injury in a skiing accident in France in December 2013.

Schumacher admitted in Paris hospital

Schumacher had been skiing with his son in the French Alpine resort of Meribel when he fell and hit his head on a rock.

He had been wearing a helmet at the time, but he arrived at Grenoble University Hospital Centre already in a coma and immediately underwent brain surgery.

Schumacher, the most successful driver in Formula One history, has been seriously hurt before.

He broke his leg in a crash at Silverstone race course in 1999 and suffered serious neck and spine injuries after a motorcycling accident in February 2009 in Spain.

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