Bryan Ferry's youngest son is in a “critical but stable” condition in hospital following his head-on car crash on Monday (22.12.14).
Merlin Ferry, 24, was involved in a horrific three-vehicle collision in Shropshire, central England, which left him with a head injury and multiple fractures to his legs, pelvis and left arm, and his Volvo car looking like a “mangled box of tin”.
A spokesman for Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, where Merlin is being treated in the critical care unit after having a life-saving operation, said: “He is critical but stable.”
Bryan is said to be at his son's bedside and several stars have contacted his family after news of the accident broke, including US musician Nile Rodgers who asked the 69-year-old singer/songwriter’s eldest son, Otis, 32, for information.
He wrote on Twitter: “Please let me know any news when you can about Merlin.”
Otis replied: “of course I will, but Twitter is not something I use much, and everything ends up in a newspaper. Best to give Dad a call (sic)”
Songwriter Guy Fletcher also tweeted: “our thoughts are with your family Otis. Praying for Merlin. (sic)”
Firefighters spent more than 45 minutes trying to get the 69-year-old musician's son out of the wreckage which left his silver Volvo car unidentifiable, and Otis took to his Instagram page to reveal what happened.
He wrote: “He had a head-on collision, has lots of broken bones and is having an operation on his heart as we speak.
“He was conscious before he went into theatre and his biggest concern was that he had missed Christmas! He is in the best possible hospital for this type of procedure. (sic)”
Otis later took to his Twitter account to thank Wellington Fire Service for getting his brother out of the wreckage.
He wrote: “thank you for extracting my Brother alive from what looks like a mangled box of tin. We are all continuing to pray (sic)”
One of the other drivers is said to have escaped the crash with minor injuries, and the third motorist was not injured.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The driver, who was estimated to be about 30 years old had suffered multiple fractures to his legs, pelvis, left arm and had a head injury. Working with firefighters, ambulance staff very carefully freed him.
“He was assessed at the scene and had splints put in place along with advanced pain relief before being taken on blue lights to the Major Trauma Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The trauma doctor travelled with the patient.”
Bryan also has two other children, Isaac and Tara, and divorced their mother Lucy in 2003 after 21 years of marriage.
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