PITTSBURGH — Special effects artists and actor Tom Savini, known for his work in “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Machete,” “Dawn of the Dead,” and “Friday the 13th,” was hit by a car and hospitalized in Pittsburgh.
Have you ever shoulder blocked an oncoming car and then shatter its windshield with your head? pic.twitter.com/lIQIV4t0uh
— Tom Savini (@THETomSavini) March 27, 2021
According to Savini’s social media, he was riding a bike on Thursday when he was hit. He was forced to cancel an upcoming appearance at the Nashville Full Moon Tattoo & Horror Festival.
“Thanks so much to everyone who reached out and a huge thank you to both the Pittsburgh Police department & The Pittsburgh paramedics who came to my aid,” Savini wrote on social media.
— Tom Savini (@THETomSavini) March 26, 2021
He shared pictures from UPMC Presbyterian Hospital showing him wearing a neck brace and with an injury to his head.
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