Former RTE host Gareth O'Callagahan shares harrowing car wreck pics

• Published date: 24 March 2023

The former RTE host and his family were involved in a serious collision that happened in Cork on March 12. Photos shared by Gareth show the extensive damage caused to the car during the crash that landed him in hospital

The Dubliner revealed that his wife Paula was allowed access to the car yesterday to collect any private belongings she could find in the wreckage. He said: "When I look at these photos, I am reminded that we were truly blessed to survive this awful crash.

"I will be forever grateful to all those first responders who helped us last Sunday week. Day 12, and I managed to sit out on a chair beside the bed for a few minutes today, thanks to the steel brace the physio team fitted me with.

"For the first 10 days, I had to lie perfectly still, flat on my back. It feels like I'm at the start of a long journey."

The ex-RTE presenter previously had to undergo two operations surgeries...