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Ian Hislop was left with head injuries after being hit by an electric bicycle.
64 year old Private Eye editor and I have news for you the panelist was crossing the road on Wednesday afternoon when he was hit by a vehicle.
He was seen wearing a white bandage on the back of his head as he appeared with his wife after receiving medical treatment from head injury.
Spokesman for Private Eye He said Hislop “was hit by an electric bicycle while crossing the road yesterday afternoon” in a statement that The sun. He is said to be “good”.
It comes weeks after the TV personality was involved in an accident involving a taxiwhich was it was initially suspected to be a shooting.
Despite initial reports that someone had fired shots at the taxi during rush hour, emergency forensic examinations showed that no firearm had been fired, police said.
The cab driver told detectives that he did Do I have news for you star was in the back seat of the taxi when he heard what he believed to be a bullet hitting and damaging his window.
The window of the car was smashed just after 10am while the car was stuck in traffic on Dean Street in Soho – a minute away from Private Eye‘s offices. However, it turned out that the cause of the crack was more likely a mechanical failure.
Private Eye released a statement confirming the incident and adding: “[The police] they initially looked into the possibility of a shooting, but have now indicated that there could be another, more innocent explanation for what happened.”
the source said The Guardian that police have an open view of any motive and police are examining CCTV as roads were closed around the scene while they searched the area.
“At the moment I always say I’m glad to be here, but this week I really mean it,” Hislop joked. I have news for you in October after the incident.
“There was one highlight when the policeman who was investigating me said ‘this may be a stupid question, but is there anyone who could hold a grudge against you?’
The captain of Hislop’s rival team, Paul Merton, quipped: “I have an alibi.”