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Pop singer Brian Harvey has made a "full recovery" six months after sustaining serious injuries in a freak car accident, his manager has said.

Doctors gave the former East 17 star a one in 50 chance of survival after the crash, Simon Harrison has told the BBC.

But he is now walking and driving again and is likely to go back into the recording studio next month, he said.

"He's a fighter at heart and has got some tremendous willpower that seems to pull him through," he said.

Harvey was in a coma after being crushed under the wheels of his own car in May. He suffered a broken leg and pelvis and a crushed abdomen and ribs.

"The doctors at the time were giving him a 2% chance to live - it was as low as that," Mr Harrison said.

'Surprisingly quick'

"The surgeon said to me: 'Don't hope for anything better than maybe one or two first steps before Christmas'."

But the recovery process had been "surprisingly quick", Mr Harrison said.

"They did the operation on his pelvis and took the pins out a number of weeks ago. He had some intense physiotherapy and come out of that and is walking OK."

Harvey said the crash was a freak accident and not a suicide attempt.

He said he was reversing down a narrow cul-de-sac when he felt violently sick, undid his seatbelt and leant out of the car door.

But he hit the accelerator pedal instead of the brake, his car shot into a main road and was hit by another car that ripped the door off, taking Harvey with it.

'Sceptical'

"Having come fairly close to bouts of depression and suicide attempts, people were obviously slightly sceptical as to whether this was just another one," Mr Harrison said.

"But as he said: 'I'm certainly not brave enough to do that'."

Harvey is also hoping to resurrect his music career after getting an enthusiastic response to a new song.

I Can, which Harvey recorded before the accident, has received interest from major US record labels after being anonymously posted on a music industry website, Mr Harrison said.

Comeback

"I think I'd prefer to do it over there where we can start afresh with a clean sheet - have a hit record based on the fact that it's a record rather than Brian's back story."

And East 17 could follow fellow 1990s boy band Take That by reforming if the right offer came along.

Mr Harrison said he had been in touch with Tony Mortimer for the first time since he left the band in 1997.

"I would love it to happen but it's got to be triggered by somebody saying: 'We've got a tour lined up - it's not Butlins, this time it's Wembley Arena, and here's the money'."



"BBC"

"Contact Music"

Brian Harvey s'est "remit totalement", six mois après son accident de voiture, son manager a laissé savoir.

Les docteurs lui donné 1 chance sur 50 de s'en sortir.

Mais maintenant il marche et reconduit et il est probable qu'il retourne en studio dès le mois prochain.

C'est un battant et il semble avoir l'energie qui l'attire vers le haut.

"Les docteurs lui donnaient 2% de chance de vivre, aussi bas que ca".

"Le médecin a dit à son manager: 'N'esperez rien de mieux que les 1eres étapes avant noel'."

Mais les progrès ont été très rapides.

"Il a eu de la réeducation intensive et il marche bien."

"Brian a dit: 'Qu'il n'était surement pas assez brave pour se suicider'."

Il espere pouvoir relancer sa carrière après de bonnes répercussions de sa nouvelle chanson.

I Can, que Brian à enregistré avant son accident, a recu de l'interet de compagnies américaines.

East 17 pourrait se reformer si une offre était proposé.

Mr Harrison dit avoir été en contact avec Tony Mortimer pour la 1ere fois depuis la séparation du groupe en 1997.

"J'aimerai que ca arrive mais il faut que quelqu'un le déclenche en disant: 'Nous avons une tournée, ce n'est pas Butlins cette fois c'est Wembley'."



"BBC"

"Contact Music"


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