Live TV Stunt Man Puts Accident at hospital
Contestant Samuel Koch is surrounded by helpers after attempting to jump over a moving car during the live broadcast of Wetten dass Bet it a top show of German TV channel ZDF in Duesseldorf, western Germany 4 Saturday, December 2010 Koch failed during his attempt, crashed to the ground and was taken to hospital the show was stopped immediately and other circumstances that injuries Koch suffered are unknown at the time Hermann J Knippertz AP Photo Pool.
A live broadcast of a popular German game show was halted after a contestant was seriously injured while trying to jump over a moving car driven by his father.
The accident occurred Saturday evening just before teen idol Justin Bieber in Canada was to appear on the show, asking him to say on his Twitter account for Samuel Please pray Koch family as we wait and hope for his health and safety.
The shot Koch perhaps terribly wrong because the special shoes he was wearing for the jump, with a suspension system, malfunctioned.
Broadcaster ZDF said the accident by a young man of 23 years prompted him to cancel the live broadcast of the Wetten Dass Bet, which had an audience of about 10 million people, according to German media.
Koch suffered multiple back injuries and fractures, underwent surgery Sunday, and his condition was initially life threatening, the German news agency DAPD quoted the Duesseldorf hospital Dr. Wolfgang Raab as saying.
But it remained unclear if or when Koch would find completely since it is in an extremely critical stage, Raab told reporters.
Bieber, singer, aged 16, said on Twitter that he was sorry not to be able to perform in Germany, but some things are more important than putting on a show We will be back I promise.
The television show was also to include a concert by singer Robbie Williams, and Phil Collins, Cher or actress Cameron Diaz were among the guests, according to the broadcaster's website.
Wetten Dass was on television for nearly 30 years and is one of the most successful in Germany.
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