(Dagbladet): Comedian and TVNorge profile Espen Eckbo (42) was Friday afternoon severely injured in a head-on collision in Italy.
Espen Eckbo was rushed to hospital where it was discovered broken back, lighted TVNorge In a press release earlier today.
He was operated during the weekend. Dagbladet gets confirmation from St. Maurizio in Italy that he is still hospitalized. The operation was successful and Eckbo is in good spirits, said Eckbo colleague Aleksander Herresthal.
A total of four people were involved in the accident.
Italian Supreme Court Justice
Eckbo and two relatives were on their way to visit the famous ski race Marcialonga when the car they were in ended in a frontal collision.
Marcialonga is a skiing event which is held every last Sunday of January in the province of Trento in Italy.
The accident occurred in a tunnel in northern Italy , specifically in Bolzano Trento.
Comedian Colleague Henrik Elvestad, who has worked with Eckbo on several projects, was also in Italy to go ski run. In an sms to Dagbladet writes Elvestad that he is glad that Espen Eckbo situation is now stable.
– It’s going to go well with Espen, it’s the only thing that matters, he writes.
The Italian newspaper Alto Adige, writes that Norwegians crashed with the Italian referee Silvia Monaco, which is also said to have been severely injured in the accident.
She should have received injuries in the head, abdomen and chest. The woman was according Alto Adige unconscious during the rescue work and during transport to the hospital.
The Italian judge Silvia Monaco is a well known profile in the area. The accident has received considerable attention in the local media.
Successful operation
Dagbladet gets confirmed by Aleksander Lord Stahl, colleague of Espen Eckbo in Seefood, those involved were flown away from the accident site in an air ambulance. He said that it also goes well with the two slektingene who sat in the car with Espen Eckbo.
He tells Dagbladet that they waited to go out with information about the accident to the situation to Espen was stable.
– It happened a few days ago. We have waited to go out with information until we got to know how it went with the operation. It is a serious accident, but it looks as if it’s been really nice. Espen is very positive, and we are just happy that it has gone so well, he says to Dagbladet.
It is uncertain what speed the two cars had when they collided.
– Thrown forward in the car
According to the newspaper Alto Adige set one of the Norwegians without seat belts in rear seats and were thrown forward in the vehicle. It is unclear whether the person was Espen Eckbo.
– It was a private tour where he was with two family members. Despite the serious damage it has gone well with all three, he says to Dagbladet. Herresthal says that none of Eckbo projects will be postponed or affected by the accident.
– Espen Eckbo was recently finished recording Asbjørns julekalender and had no major projects underway now, says Herresthal.
Communications Director Espen Skoland told Dagbladet that Espen Eckbo not even want to comment on the matter.
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