Simon Cowell almost 'paralysed' by horror bike crash after narrowly missing 'spinal cord'

express.co.uk:

Simon Cowell, 60, was rushed to hospital after breaking his back following an electric bike crash in Malibu yesterday.The star is reported to have suffered numerous fractures and has undergone six hours of surgery according to the latest reports.A close friend revealed that he had narrowly missed breaking his spinal cord by “a centimetre.”Which would have left the star unable to walk ever again and possibly paralysed.A source told The Mirror: "I spoke to him before the surgery and he was in incredible, ridiculous amounts of pain and also in shock. “His back was broke in several places, but he is actually very lucky."He fell flat on his back and the doctors say the impact missed his spinal cord by about a centimetre and it could have been a.