KISS rocker Gene Simmons hospitalised after ‘passing out and crashing car’

Gene Simmons holding microphone and wearing black shirt
Gene Simmons was involved in a car crash on Tuesday (Picture: Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

Gene Simmons is recovering in hospital after a car crash in Malibu saw his Lincoln Navigator career across several lanes on the Pacific Coast Highway.

The crash was reported just before 1pm in the 25000 block of Pacific Coast Highway on Tuesday afternoon, NBC Los Angeles reports.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department told NBC4 Investigates that the 76-year-old KISS bassist’s car crashed into a parked vehicle, before a witness called 911.

Simmons told deputies and first responders he passed out or fainted at the wheel of his SUV and hit the car, the sheriff’s department told the outlet, and he was hospitalised for checks.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MAY 3: Gene Simmons of KISS performs on stage during the Domination Festival 2019 at Foro Sol on May 3, 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Adri??n Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images)
Simmons is recovering at home, according to his wife (Picture: Adrian Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images)
KORTRIJK, BELGIUM - AUGUST 11: Gene Simmons of Gene Simmons Band performs at Alcatraz Metal Fest on August 11, 2024 in Kortrijk, Belgium. (Photo by Elsie Roymans/Getty Images)
Simmons has recently changed medication, according to his wife (Picture: Elsie Roymans/Getty Images)

Simmons’ Canadian actress wife Shannon Tweed told the outlet the rockstar is now recovering at home.

She explained that doctors recently changed his medication and told him to drink more water, something which Simmons apparently isn’t a fan of.

Metro has contacted representatives for Gene Simmons for comment.

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