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Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter says her mum was 'in a state of shock' after ski crash

Gwyneth Paltrow was "in a state of shock" and "visibly upset" following her ski crash, a US court has heard.

The actress' daughter Apple Martin, who was around 11 or 12 at the time of the incident, said she had "never seen her shaken up like that" and was "concerned" for her mother following the collision in 2016.

Paltrow has claimed that retired optometrist Terry Sanderson collided with her at the Deer Valley resort in Utah, which resulted in her losing "half a day of skiing" with her family.

Mr Sanderson has accused the actress of crashing into him, and says he sustained several broken ribs and severe head injuries.

On Tuesday, the court heard statements given by Paltrow's children, Apple and Moses Martin, who had been skiing with her on the day of the collision.

Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued over a 2016 ski collision (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

In her statement, which was read out be legal teams, Apple said she heard a "commotion" on the slope before skiing down for lunch.

"[My mother] told us what happened… She came in and I noticed she looked a bit shocked, and I asked what happened and she said 'this a-hole ran into me, he ran right into my back'.

"She was in a state of shock and she decided after that she was not going to ski for the rest of the day which she never does, she always stays on, but she was in shock and a bit of pain," Apple said.

Asked if she had been concerned about her mother, Apple replied: "Yes."

Statements from her children were read out (Instagram)

"I had never seen her shaken up like that and she was very clearly visibly upset and she had some sort of pain… she was in a little bit of pain and I remember that’s why she went to the spa to get a massage," she said.

"I remember she was very frantic. She was in a state of shock, she was very upset."

Moses, who was nine at the time of the incident, said he recalled seeing his mother on the ground for "a while" and heard her swearing at Mr Sanderson.

"I saw my mother and a person behind her who had crashed," his statement, also read by the legal teams, said.

The court was also shown an animated recreation of the incident (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

"I was standing around [and] I realised it was my mother – when I skied over I heard my mom yelling at the guy. She was saying something along the lines of 'what the f word'.

"I believe she was on the ground lying down."

Asked if his mother had got up after the collision, Moses answered: "Yes, but not for a while… two minutes."

Moses added that his instructor Eric Christiansen was "not at all" angry and "not yelling", as has previously been claimed during the trial.

Asked why he remembered this, Moses responded: "Because I remember him addressing the situation very calmly.

"He tried to find out what was going on and how he could help people… He tried to get everyone out of the situation safely."

The trial continues.

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