US EditionOn This Day, Dec. 31, 1984: Def Leppard’s Rick Allen lost arm in car crash
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On This Day, Dec. 31, 1984: Def Leppard’s Rick Allen lost arm in car crash
On This Day, Dec. 31, 1984 … Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lost his left arm in a car crash in Sheffield, England. After trying to pass a driver who had been taunting him on the road, Allen lost control of his vehicle, hitting a wall. His arm wound up getting caught in the seat belt and was severed. While doctors initially tried to reattach the arm, it later had to be amputated due to infection. Allen’s career as a drummer looked in doubt, but …
Def Leppard’s battery, Rick Allen, was about to die in a car accident on December 31, 1984. He escaped alive, but lost his left arm in one of the scariest stories and, ultimately, inspiring the recent history of rock. The accident occurred when Allen was speeding down a rural road near Sheffield, England. He miscalculated a curve. He crashed into a stone wall. And he overturned several times with the car. The battery wore the wrong seat belt fas…
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