Marvel's Renner was injured trying to save nephew

Actor Jeremy Renner was trying to halt a snowplough from crashing into his nephew erstwhile helium became trapped and it crushed him, a constabulary study discloses.

The Marvel prima was utilizing the six-tonne PistenBully plough to assistance Alexander Fries escaped his car from the snow.

But the ample conveyance past began to rotation down the hill, a Washoe region sheriff's section study said.

Renner sustained injuries to his "torso, face, extremities and head" during the accident.

The actor, known for playing bow-wielding Marvel superhero Hawkeye, has been recovering successful infirmary since.

Renner antecedently said helium had breached much than 30 bones successful the incident, but they would "grow stronger, conscionable similar the emotion and enslaved with household and friends deepens".

The mishap occurred astir the caller year, adjacent the Mount Rose Highway, which links Lake Tahoe and southbound Reno arsenic it straddles the Nevada-California borderline successful the US.

A study by lawman Garret Leone, obtained by the Press Association, said that aft Renner had arrived astatine the scene, helium had spoken to his nephew - who had been the lone 1 present.

"Jeremy is his uncle and was helping him get the Ford pickup motortruck retired of the driveway. The pickup motortruck got stuck aggregate times, truthful they utilized the PistenBully to propulsion the motortruck retired of the driveway," Deputy Leone's study said.

"They had a concatenation connected to the backmost of the PistenBully and to the beforehand of the Ford pickup. They got the pickup motortruck retired of the driveway and Alexander parked successful the mediate of the street.

"Jeremy turned the PistenBully astir further westbound connected Drive. Once turned around, Jeremy exited the PistenBully successful an effort to talk to Alexander.

"Alexander observed the PistenBully traveling eastbound connected Drive straight towards him with cipher wrong driving the vehicle.

"While moving towards the truck, Alexander observed Jeremy jumping connected the tracks of the PistenBully to get successful the cab of the vehicle. Alexander said Jeremy got caught connected the PistenBully trucks and was yet tally implicit by the PistenBully."

Mr Fries had begun "screaming for help" arsenic helium did not person his phone, and was assisted by 2 neighbours who provided towels and assistance to Renner portion aesculapian unit arrived.

Another study from lawman Jonathan Miller added that "in an effort to support the PistenBully from striking his nephew, [Renner] attempted to measurement up connected the way successful bid to divert the PistenBully oregon get it stopped.

"Renner was pulled nether the PistenBully, and the way rolled implicit him," the study said.

The histrion has kept fans updated with his betterment process since the accident. On Saturday, helium thanked those who sent him messages of support.

As Hawkeye, Renner has appeared successful Marvel films including Thor, Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Endgame, arsenic good arsenic the character's eponymous TV series.

His different movie credits see The Hurt Locker, Arrival, 28 Weeks Later, American Hustle and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

Renner besides starred successful 2012's The Bourne Legacy - the lone movie of that franchise not to diagnostic Matt Damon successful the pb relation - and precocious made a cameo quality successful Knives Out sequel Glass Onion.