Perdita
11-01-2010, 17:11
Home and Away star Axle Whitehead has reportedly suffered serious burns while working on his car.
The actor, who plays Liam Murphy on the Australian soap, is believed to have been injured on Friday after his 1977 Corvette Stingray overheated. It is thought that the 29-year-old opened the engine's radiator cap and was covered in scalding water.
Whitehead was then taken by a friend to Epworth Hospital in Richmond, Melbourne for treatment. He was not admitted but has apparently been returning daily to have scalds on his right hand, arm, shoulder and chest dressed.
A spokeswoman for the Seven Network, which broadcasts Home and Away in Australia, only confirmed injuries to the actor's hand. She said: "He and a mate were tinkering with his car on Friday and he has burnt his right hand. He has been having it treated at the Epworth Hospital."
Home and Away is filmed in Sydney, but it is believed that Whitehead has been spending time with his family in Melbourne since Christmas.
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The actor, who plays Liam Murphy on the Australian soap, is believed to have been injured on Friday after his 1977 Corvette Stingray overheated. It is thought that the 29-year-old opened the engine's radiator cap and was covered in scalding water.
Whitehead was then taken by a friend to Epworth Hospital in Richmond, Melbourne for treatment. He was not admitted but has apparently been returning daily to have scalds on his right hand, arm, shoulder and chest dressed.
A spokeswoman for the Seven Network, which broadcasts Home and Away in Australia, only confirmed injuries to the actor's hand. She said: "He and a mate were tinkering with his car on Friday and he has burnt his right hand. He has been having it treated at the Epworth Hospital."
Home and Away is filmed in Sydney, but it is believed that Whitehead has been spending time with his family in Melbourne since Christmas.
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