Avengers star Jeremy Renner airlifted to hospital in critical condition after snow plow accident

Jeremy Renner, Oscar-nominated actor and star of The Avengers, The Hurt Locker and The Mayor of Kingstownis currently in critical condition in a hospital near Reno, Nevada, after sustaining an undisclosed injury during what police describe as a “weather-related accident while clearing snow.”

According to a statement provided to Deadline, officers from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office “responded to a traumatic injury in the Mt. Rose Highway area of ​​Reno, Nevada” at 9 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Renner reportedly has a home in the area near Lake Tahoe, which had just suffered a severe winter storm. According to some footage acquired by TMZ and some footage on Renner’s official Instagram account, Renner owns and operates heavy snow removal machinery, which may have led to the tragic accident. Police did not provide news outlets with many details about the incident, other than “upon arrival, deputies coordinated with the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and REMSA Health to arrange medical transportation. from Mr. Jeremy Renner via medical flight to a local hospital.. Mr. Renner was the only party involved in the incident…and he is in critical but stable condition with injuries sustained after suffering an accident related to the conditions weather as it cleared snow earlier.

Renner is the star of The Mayor of Kingstown on Paramount+, a series created by Taylor Sheridan, which returns for its second season on January 15.

The Maker will update this story when more details become available.