‘Can’t believe he’s alive’ – Wife of Brit racing driver caught in horror fireball crash shares gruesome health update

THE wife of British racing driver Ollie Millroy has provided a graphic update after her husband’s horror crash. Millroy had surgery after his car was ignited instantly into a ball of flames while racing in a China GT event at Shanghai International Circuit, as two vehicles collided and went spinning into his Ferrari. Ollie Millroy’s wife Fern has provided an update after her husband’s horror crash Credit: INSTAGRAM Ollie was involved in a brutal collision Credit: X Ollie’s wife Fern, who has been by his side since, “can’t believe” he is alive. She provided another update on her husband this morning following surgery via her Instagram page. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! She wrote: “Surgery went well yesterday, it took several hours, main work being his right hand. “He now has metal along the entirety of his clavicle right side, metal inside his right hand, six broken ribs supported with a compression wrap and on high flow oxygen whilst his lung recovers. “Tried to come off the oxygen but his O2 level was just too low. He is in great care at this fantastic hospital in Shanghai and we can’t thank the staff here enough. More X Rays and CT tomorrow morning.” Like her husband did yesterday, Fern also praised fellow driver Loek Hartog for his help, as he helped pull Ollie out of the burning car. She added: “I still can’t believe he’s alive, purely down to our real life superhero Loek Hartog.” In new footage, 23-year-old Hartog can be seen desperately rummaging through the Ferrari’s remains in a bid to free Millroy, who had become trapped in the fireball. Most read in Sport Both Ollie and Fern praised fellow driver Loek Hartog for his heroics in helping his opponent out of the car Credit: X The pair have been married since 2021 and have three young children Credit: Instagram @fernmillroy Today he wrote: “Overwhelmed by the support from everyone over the past two days. I feel incredibly lucky to be part of a racing community that looks after each other the way this one does. “Thank you for all the messages and support sent to Ollie, his wife and family, and also to me and my family. It really means a lot. I’m travelling back home now and honestly can’t wait to be there. I’m feeling good for now, but there have naturally been a lot of thoughts running through my head over the past few days.” Comment now