{"id":98801,"date":"2023-09-12T14:30:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98801"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:30:38","slug":"tour-de-france-star-27-in-life-threatening-condition-after-serious-car-crash-alongside-pregnant-wife-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/tour-de-france-star-27-in-life-threatening-condition-after-serious-car-crash-alongside-pregnant-wife-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France star, 27, &#x27;in life-threatening condition&#x27; after serious car crash alongside pregnant wife | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A TOUR DE FRANCE star is reportedly in a life-threatening condition after causing a five-vehicle car crash.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan van Hooydonck, 27, is understood to have been driving in Kalmthout, Belgium with his pregnant wife in the passenger seat when he fell unwell.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/belgian-nathan-van-hooydonck-pictured-844416763.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/e5e28db9-1bcd-4a5b-851d-33eb4e013f39.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>According to HLN in his homeland, the Belgian accidentally accelerated across a busy junction at traffic lights at around 8.30am this morning. <\/p>\n<p>And that triggered a horror smash involving five motors and forced the police to close the road. <\/p>\n<p>The cyclist was resuscitated at the scene and transported to hospital where he is said to be in serious and critical danger.<\/p>\n<p>Wife Alicia, who is due to give birth in around a month, was also taken for medical examinations but escaped unhurt.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE ON SPORT<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TM-comp-Flintoff.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Freddie Flintoff seen helping to coach England nine months on from crash<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Arsenal-news-83.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;Spooky&#8217; abandoned racecourse bought for \u00a325m left to rot in haunting pics<\/h3>\n<p>Police spokesperson Patrick de Smedt said: &quot;A car with two occupants was waiting at the traffic lights at the intersection of Dorpsstraat and Kapelsesteenweg.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The driver was resuscitated on site and taken to hospital in life-threatening condition. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;His pregnant wife who was sitting next to him was not injured but was also taken to hospital for a check-up.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Local reports add that three other people suffered minor injuries in other cars, including a young child.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Sport<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jb-freddief-comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>STILL GOT IT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Brave Freddie beams playing cricket after &#8216;incognito&#8217; return in back offices<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/steve-welsh-pa-wire-restrictions-844236591.jpg\"><\/picture><span>Eng business <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Southgate set to drop key England star for Scotland friendly<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23910439-1694464446199.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WINGING IT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Man Utd &#8216;offered unemployed ex-Prem star in shock deal&#8217; amid Antony-Sancho chaos<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LB-SPORTS-KELLY-PIQUET-copy.jpg\"><\/picture><span>KELL OF A LOOK <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Max Verstappen\u2019s girlfriend Kelly Piquet shows \u2018dark side\u2019 in black dress<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Former national junior champion Van Hooydonck currently races for Team Jumbo-Visma.<\/p>\n<p>He has completed two Vueltas a Espana and came 93rd in the 2023 Tour de France following his DNF last year. <\/p>\n<p>His most recent event was last week&#x27;s Tour of Britain as he helped team-mate Wout van Aert\u00a0claim a second crown.<\/p>\n<p>Van Hooydonck had also been selected to ride for Belgium in the upcoming European Road Championships in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2021, the cyclist star and partner Alicia tragically lost their newborn son Thiago on the day he was born.<\/p>\n<p>Van Hooydonck wrote in a gut-wrenching Instagram post: &quot;Your heart stopped beating before we could hold you in our arms. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;You have given us incredibly beautiful moments. Just the three of us were together. Mommy, Daddy and you, our little rascal. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;28 December 2021 will always be a special day to us, the day we became parents. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;We will never forget you because you will always be our son. Rest in peace dear friend, love Mom and Dad.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/www-instagram-com-nvhooydonck-844421683.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/23919574\/tour-france-life-threatening-car-crash-pregnant-wife-hooydonck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A TOUR DE FRANCE star is reportedly in a life-threatening condition after causing a five-vehicle car crash. 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