Carl Pistorius 29, the brother of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, has been badly hurt in a car wreck on a highway in South Africa.

“Carl's vehicle was hit head-on by another car that had swerved from the opposite side of the highway into the oncoming traffic" his family said in a statement.

South African media reported that he sustained multiple fractures and suffered internal bleeding and he is in intensive care after a head-on collision near Pretoria.

In May last year Carl Pistorius was acquitted of a negligent killing charge after being involved in a road accident in 2008 in which a female motorcyclist died. In that crash, the motorcyclist collided with the back of Carl's SUV and died days later in the hospital. Carl Pistorius was acquitted of culpable homicide and other charges relating to driving without care. To read more visit TheGuardian.com.

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