George Clooney accident- Grandad, 65, who caused Hollywood star’s motorcycle crash explains exactly how horror accident happened
CCTV footage showed Clooney, 57, being thrown into the air after the front-on collision with Antonello Viglino's car
THE grandfather who crashed into George Clooney in Sardinia yesterday has given his side of events, saying he did not see the Hollywood heartthrob as the sun was in his eyes.
CCTV footage showed the actor, 57, being flung into the air after a front-on collision with a Mercedes being driven by 65-year-old plumber Antonello Viglino.
The actor was driving from his home in Puntaldia to a film set in Olbia, on the north-east coast, when the grandfather veered into oncoming traffic.
Clooney's helmet shattered as he smashed against the car's windshield at around 60mph and flipped over the handlebars before crashing to the ground.
Viglino told the Italian newspaper Il Gionale: "I didn't see anything, I had the sun on my eyes. I was about to turn, I just got over the line."
Viglino added the Oscar winner's bodyguards told him: "You hit Clooney."
The Oscar-winning actor-director left in a van through a side exit, local media reported.
Firefighters were dispatched to the scene of the accident as a safety precaution.
Clooney was pictured stepping off a private jet with wife Amal and twins, Alexander and Ella, in Sardinia at the end of last month.
Even earlier in June, Clooney was seen zipping around the island on a scooter with Amal, 40, hugging him tightly.
The A-list couple are believed to have brought their parents to the island to help care for the children while George works.
Clooney has been in Sardinia to direct, produce and star in Catch 22, a six-episode mini-series based on the novel by Joseph Heller.
In April, the legendary thespian announced he was cutting down his acting role in the Hulu production so he could focus on directing.
George and Amal met back in 2013 when Amal attended a party at the Ocean's Eleven star's house in Lake Como, Italy.
It was from that moment George made it his mission to land Amal, later taking her on their first date at a plush London restaurant.
She explained in an interview with : "I was 35 when I met him. It wasn’t obvious that it was going to happen for me. And I wasn’t willing or excited about the idea of getting married or having a family in the absence of that. "
But romance quickly blossomed between the pair, who married just over a year later in Venice, Italy.
They have since welcomed their adorable twins Ella and Alexander, each of whom have already said their first word.
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