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Burton Cummings Recovering After A "Very Bad" Car Crash

The Winnipeg-born singer said he suffered a concussion, cuts and bruises to both his arms and other injuries to his back and left leg, after a collision with a vehicle transporting five people, including a baby, on Mother's Day.

Burton Cummings Recovering After A "Very Bad" Car Crash

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Burton Cummings is recovering from injuries sustained after a car went through a red light Sunday afternoon and collided with his Mercedes-Benz in Los Angeles.


The Winnipeg-born singer said he suffered a concussion, cuts and bruises to both his arms and other injuries to his back and left leg, after a collision with a vehicle transporting five people, including a baby.

"My car is totalled," Cummings wrote in a message on his Facebook page. "I suffered a concussion, as my head cracked my front windshield. I have cuts and serious bruising on both arms, and my left leg is very painful. Also, intense back pain."

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Cummings said he is lucky glass didn’t go into his eyes, and he can recover from his injuries.

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