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Jamie Roberts

Dwayne Johnson reveals his mum was involved in a nasty car accident

Dwayne Johnson has revealed his mum was involved in a scary road traffic accident on Wednesday which left her car in a crumpled state.

The wrestler-turned-actor known as The Rock posted the image of the messed-up car to his Instagram on Thursday, but thankfully told his 361million followers that his mum Ata, 74, is okay.

Alongside the image of the destroyed red Cadillac, the star wrote: "Thank you God. She’s ok. Angels of mercy watched over my mom as she was in a car crash late last night. She’ll survive and continue to get evaluated."

He went on to list all she's survived in life so far, including lung cancer, a tough marriage, a head-on collision with a drunk driver and attempted suicide.

Dwayne shared an image of the crashed car on Instagram (Dwayne Johnson/Instagram)

He continued: "She’s a survivor, in ways that make angels and miracles real. Thank you LAPD & LAFD for being so caring & focused. Thanks for staying on phone and talking me thru it all."

And in a touching message to his followers, he concluded: "I got one parent left, so if you still got your mom and dad make sure you hug ‘em hard, cos you never know when you’ll get that 3am call we never want to get."

Dwayne's father Rocky died in 2020 from pulmonary embolism - which is a blocked blood vessel in your lungs - aged 75.

Fans and famous faces were quick to head to the comments section to praise his final message while also passing on their best wishes to his mum.

American bodybuilder Phil Heath wrote: "Brother, I am so sorry your mom endured this but very thankful to God she’s okay. I can only imagine the stress you felt in that moment. Sending love and prayer."

Dwayne Johnson shared the scary news of his mum's crash on social media (Getty Images for HBO)

Fellow actor Tyrese Gibson also said: "Praise God we love you angel mother!!!!!!!!!! Praise God in the name of Jesus you will ALWAYS be covered…. We love you mother!!! GRACE!!!!!"

Elsewhere, America's Got Talent host Terry Crews and UFC president Dana White used praying hands emojis to get their message across.

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