Jeremy Renner accident – as it happened: Marvel star recovers in hospital after being crushed by snow plough

Why did Renner own a PistenBully?

Although more commonly owned commercially, this type of heavy-duty machinery is becoming trendy for private use, especially in the Colorado mountains.

Renner, in particular, lives in Reno, Nevada, where they experienced extreme snowfall this December. The night before the accident, the area had received three feet of snow.

The New Year’s Eve snowstorm left more than 17,500 homes without power in Washoe County, where Renner resides.

Right before the accident occurred, Renner was clearing snow from driveways around his neighbourhood.

What were the extent of Renner’s immediate injuries?

Immediately after being “crushed” by a snowplough, Renner was apparently still conscious, according to local authorities.

But, a copy of the 911 call log from the accident, recently obtained by TMZ, has revealed further insight into the actor’s immediate injuries.

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“We are so thrilled with his progress,” Kym told CBS 13 reporter Steve Large. “If anyone knows Jeremy, he is a fighter and doesn’t mess around. He is crushing all the progress goals. We couldn’t feel more positive about the road ahead.”

In recent weeks, Jeremy Renner has become known in his Nevada neighbourhood for helping with the mounting snow.

According to Sheriff Darin Balaam, the Hawkeye star is a “great neighbour” and always uses his snow plough to clear local roads.

“Throughout the community, he has been very generous and he’s one of those individuals that most of the time you don’t know he’s doing it, but he has made a tremendous impact on this community,” he told US media.

Following the Sheriff’s press conference, a reporter asked if anyone could drive a Snowcat or if you needed a licence to operate one.

“It was on a private road, so he can drive that Snowcat. In this instance, as Mr Renner always does, those private roads. He was being a great neighbour and he was ploughing those roads for his neighbours up there. Again they had three feet,” Sheriff Balaam responded.

Now, while the Marvel actor was on private roads, many companies require professional Snowcat operators/drivers to have at least a driver’s licence. Some even require their drivers to go through training and certification before operating the Snowcat.

Deaf activist and Coda star Marlee Matlin has sent “get-well wishes” to both Renner and American football player Damar Hamlin, who’s also currently in critical condition following a cardiac arrest on the field.

“Sending get-well wishes to Damar Hamlin @HamlinIsland and Jeremy Renner @JeremyRenner. I can only imagine how hard this day has been for their respective families,” Matlin tweeted.

Jeremy Renner has just shared another hospital photo. The actor shared a picture with his family and medical staff on his Instagram Story with the caption: “Thank you renowned medical ICU [intensive care unit] team for beginning this journey.”

The actor, who turned 52 today, has been sharing birthday love on his Instagram Stories. First up, this one from Chicago’s academic and athletic after school programme The BASE...

A video of Renner getting airlifted to a nearby Nevada hospital has been circulating the web.

In the clip, obtained by TMZ, the helicopter is seen lifting off from the snowy road near his Tahoe home on Sunday (1 January), where the accident occurred.

There’s also another video floating around online of someone being airlifted, which has been falsely labelled to be Renner. In that recording, however, there’s no snow on the ground.

During the incident, Renner was driving a PistenBully to clear snow.

Watch the genuine footage here.