Marvel actor Jeremy Renner was helping stranded motorist when he was run over by own vehicle, mayor says | Ents & Arts News

Marvel actor Jeremy Renner was helping a stranded motorist when he was run over by his own snow plough over the weekend, an official has said.

Hillary Schieve, the mayor of the city of Reno in Nevada, said the actor, 51, was trying to help the driver outside his ranch on the side of a snowy mountain when the accident happened on New Year’s Day.

Renner was left in a “critical but stable condition” with chest and orthopaedic injuries.

“He was helping someone stranded in the snow,” Ms Schieve told the Reno Gazette-Journal.

She said she is friends with the actor and was called about the accident shortly after it happened.

“He is always helping others,” she told the newspaper.

A statement said the actor’s family are grateful to the “incredible doctors and nurses looking after him”.

It added: “They are also tremendously overwhelmed and appreciative of the outpouring of love and support from his fans.”