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| George Michael 'lay bleeding on M1' | George Michael 'lay bleeding on M1' |
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| Pop legend George Michael lay bleeding on the M1 after a car crash, a woman who stopped to help him has said. | Pop legend George Michael lay bleeding on the M1 after a car crash, a woman who stopped to help him has said. |
| Katherine Fox, 23, from Dunstable, sat with the former Wham! star after the smash near St Albans last week. | Katherine Fox, 23, from Dunstable, sat with the former Wham! star after the smash near St Albans last week. |
| She stopped her car to help the stricken singer after "seeing a body lying in the road". | She stopped her car to help the stricken singer after "seeing a body lying in the road". |
| But the receptionist has admitted that until she read the BBC News website later on, she had no idea who it was she had acted Good Samaritan for. | But the receptionist has admitted that until she read the BBC News website later on, she had no idea who it was she had acted Good Samaritan for. |
| Ms Fox waited for the emergency services with Michael, 49, after the Range Rover in which he was a passenger was involved in the crash near junction 6A in Hertfordshire last Thursday. | Ms Fox waited for the emergency services with Michael, 49, after the Range Rover in which he was a passenger was involved in the crash near junction 6A in Hertfordshire last Thursday. |
| He was airlifted to a specialist trauma centre in London for treatment to head injuries. | He was airlifted to a specialist trauma centre in London for treatment to head injuries. |
| 'Blood everywhere' | 'Blood everywhere' |
| Ms Fox described how she was on her way home from work, when the traffic in front of her started to slow down. | Ms Fox described how she was on her way home from work, when the traffic in front of her started to slow down. |
| "I was driving in the third lane of the motorway and had to slam my brakes on and go between the third and fourth lane," she said. | "I was driving in the third lane of the motorway and had to slam my brakes on and go between the third and fourth lane," she said. |
| "At that point I looked back and saw a body lying in the road so I stopped my car because no-one except the car behind me had stopped." | "At that point I looked back and saw a body lying in the road so I stopped my car because no-one except the car behind me had stopped." |
| She said she reversed her Mini so that Michael was "protected" between her vehicle and another, got out and went into "caring mode". | She said she reversed her Mini so that Michael was "protected" between her vehicle and another, got out and went into "caring mode". |
| Ms Fox said the singer was already being comforted by another man, who she believed had been in the car with him. | Ms Fox said the singer was already being comforted by another man, who she believed had been in the car with him. |
| She said although there was "blood everywhere", Michael was conscious. | She said although there was "blood everywhere", Michael was conscious. |
| "He had a deep cut above his left eyebrow which was really bleeding down his face into his teeth," she said. | "He had a deep cut above his left eyebrow which was really bleeding down his face into his teeth," she said. |
| "Even if I had known who it was, I probably wouldn't have recognised him. | "Even if I had known who it was, I probably wouldn't have recognised him. |
| "I spoke to him like he was a normal guy but he was totally shocked, I don't think he was in any state to talk." | "I spoke to him like he was a normal guy but he was totally shocked, I don't think he was in any state to talk." |
| She added: "You don't expect to be sitting on the motorway with an A-list celebrity. | She added: "You don't expect to be sitting on the motorway with an A-list celebrity. |
| "If he was sat next to me in a restaurant I wouldn't have recognised him, the whole celebrity thing just passes me by, | "If he was sat next to me in a restaurant I wouldn't have recognised him, the whole celebrity thing just passes me by, |
| "I am not fazed by them, they are just people at the end of the day. | |
| "I didn't know it was George Michael until the Friday afternoon - I was so shocked. | "I didn't know it was George Michael until the Friday afternoon - I was so shocked. |
| "I was at work and got an email from a colleague who sent round a link to the story on the BBC News site, about the crash saying: 'This is why we were late home last night.' | "I was at work and got an email from a colleague who sent round a link to the story on the BBC News site, about the crash saying: 'This is why we were late home last night.' |
| 'Funny with me' | 'Funny with me' |
| "I put two and two together and my mouth sort of dropped as I realised that was me. | "I put two and two together and my mouth sort of dropped as I realised that was me. |
| "It was then I realised why the people with him [Michael] were being a bit funny with me, but at the time I thought I had done something wrong." | "It was then I realised why the people with him [Michael] were being a bit funny with me, but at the time I thought I had done something wrong." |
| She said since the accident the singer had not been in touch but she "hoped to hear from him". | She said since the accident the singer had not been in touch but she "hoped to hear from him". |
| Michael is being kept in hospital for treatment and his agent is expected to give an update on his condition later on Wednesday. | Michael is being kept in hospital for treatment and his agent is expected to give an update on his condition later on Wednesday. |