The performer, who has sold over 30 million records worldwide, used Facebook to extend his gratitude to people for their concern and well wishes, saying: “On behalf of BF and the family, many thanks for all the kind messages of support for Merlin following his road accident before Christmas.”
24-year-old Merlin was travelling a country road in Shropshire when he was involved in a three-car collision a few days before Christmas.
The drivers of the two other vehicles involved suffered minor injuries, but the head-on collision saw Merlin trapped in his Volvo saloon for almost an hour before needing a heart operation upon his arrival to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Acknowledging emergency services for their work at the time of the incident, Merlin’s older brother Otis posted: “Thank you for extracting my brother alive from what looks like a mangled box of tin. We are all continuing to pray.”
Thankfully, Merlin is now in a stable condition, with his father, Bryan, informing fans: “Merlin has undergone a series of operations and is now stable in hospital, with a long period of recovery ahead of him.”
Wishing Merlin a very speedy recovery.
