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Jay Leno, 72, breaks his collarbone by getting 'clotheslined' connected his vintage motorcycle - arsenic CNBC CANCELS Jay Leno's Garage

  • Leno, 72, was 'clotheslined' by a ligament that was strung crossed a parking lot 
  • The incidental happened 2 months aft helium suffered horrific burns erstwhile a steam motor exploded successful his face
  • The motorcycle mishap adds to a caller tally of atrocious luck that's besides included the cancellation of his CNBC series Jay Leno's Garage aft 8 years

By Lewis Pennock For Dailymail.Com

Published: 08:00 EST, 27 January 2023 | Updated: 08:43 EST, 27 January 2023

Jay Leno has breached his collar bone, 2 ribs and cracked some kneecaps successful a motorcycle mishap - conscionable 2 months aft suffering devastating burns erstwhile a steam motor exploded successful his face.

The comedian, 72, was riding a vintage motorcycle successful Las Vegas connected January 17 erstwhile helium pulled into a parking batch and was wiped retired by a portion of ligament that was strung crossed the roadway without a motion implicit it.

His CNBC centrifugal amusement was besides canceled this week - adding to a drawstring of atrocious luck for Leno. 

He told the Las Vegas Review-Journal: 'Just past week, I got knocked disconnected my motorcycle. So I’ve got a breached collarbone. I’ve got 2 breached ribs. I’ve got 2 cracked kneecaps.

'But I’m OK! I’m OK, I’m working. I’m moving this weekend.

Leno was severely wounded aft crashing a vintage motorbike connected January 17, conscionable 2 months aft suffering superior burns erstwhile an motor exploded successful his face. He's pictured successful a promo photograph for his CNBC bid Jay Leno's Garage - which was scrapped this week, adding to the star's tally of atrocious luck

Temporary tegument grafts from 'human cadaver skin' were added to the comedian's assemblage aft helium suffered horrific burns erstwhile an motor exploded successful his look connected November 12

A doc performed tegument grafts connected the star, removing his burnt tegument and replacing it with tegument from a tegument bank

'I turned down a broadside thoroughfare and chopped done a parking lot, and unbeknownst to me, immoderate feline had a ligament strung crossed the parking batch but with nary emblem hanging from it.

'So, you know, I didn’t spot it until it was excessively late. It conscionable clotheslined maine and, boom, knocked maine disconnected the bike.

'The motorcycle kept going, and you cognize however that works out.' 

The clang is the 2nd superior mishap for Leno successful arsenic galore months - and adds to a tally of atrocious luck that's besides seen his CNBC centrifugal amusement axed. CNBC axed his bid Jay Leno's Garage this week, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Just months aft his fiery mishap that near him with terrible burns each implicit his face, CNBC reportedly canceled his bid Jay Leno's Garage

Leno, 72, had hosted Jay Leno's Garage since 2014. It was archetypal aired online conscionable months aft his last occurrence of NBC's The Tonight Show aired successful February 2014

Jay Leno's Garage archetypal started arsenic a web bid for NBC.com successful 2014, earlier a peculiar aired connected CNBC successful August 2014 that prompted an upgrade to full-time bid (pictured with impermanent Charlie Sheen connected the show)

Leno suffered devastating burns to his look aft a vintage steam car motor helium was moving connected exploded.

The iconic TV big and his person Dave Killackey were moving connected 1 of his beloved vintage cars astatine his LA mansion connected November 12 erstwhile his 1907 White Steam Car erupted into flames.

Leno credits his person Killackey with redeeming his life. Killackey jumped into enactment and wrapped his arms astir Leno, smothering the fire.

Leno was rushed to the Grossman Burn Center successful West Hills Hospital successful LA wherever helium was treated for third-degree burns and spent 10 days receiving treatment.

Describing that incidental successful a erstwhile interview, Leno said: 'The substance enactment was clogged truthful I was underneath it. It sounded clogged and I said, "Blow immoderate aerial done the line,' and truthful helium did:"

Leno had to cancel a show successful Las Vegas aft the November incident

'And suddenly, boom, I got a look afloat of gas. And past the aviator airy jumped and my look caught connected fire.'

Shocking photos of Leno's wounds from the detonation amusement his look was covered successful excruciating burns - and his full look had to beryllium wrapped successful bandages.

Dr. Peter Grossman told NBC News that Leno suffered 'relatively serious' burns to 'approximately 7 percent of his body,' including his face, thorax and hands.

He performed tegument grafts connected the star, removing his burnt tegument and replacing it with tegument from a tegument bank. He noted that 'much of the thickness of the tegument was injured.'

Leno said his astir caller clang won't halt him from moving - and he's slated to header a drama amusement astatine the Encore Theater for the archetypal clip connected March 31.

Jay Leno's Garage, which he's hosted since 2014, was canned this week.

The amusement - filmed astatine Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage successful Burbank - is described as, 'a star-studded, action-packed exploration of each things automotive.'

The seventh and last play debuted successful September 2022, though neither CNBC nor Leno person commented connected the cancelation yet.

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