Brand mum’s crash injuries ‘very serious’

RUSSELL Brand has cancelled the rest of his tour following his mother’s accident – revealing she had suffered ‘lifethreatening injuries’.

Barbara Brand, 71, was taken to hospital after a hit-and-run car crash on Thursday morning.

In a video on Twitter, Brand told his fans: ‘My mum’s been in a really serious road accident and has sustained what are called poly-traumatic injuries, that means numerous, lifethreatening injuries.

‘So, I won’t be able to do the rest of my Rebirth tour. If you’ve got tickets, they’ll be refunded or possibly rescheduled but…I can’t imagine performing at the moment… I feel too sad.’