Greg Rutherford has had to rush his six-year-old son to hospital with a bloody head injury. The Olympian took to his social media to share with his followers that his son had been involved in a serious accident. After having his own serious injury while competing on Dancing On Ice , Greg joked that his six-year-old was just as accident prone as himself.
Posting to his Instagram stories, Greg wrote: "It would seem we have created my exact replica in Rexy. Another head injury to leave another scar. He's got a few more to go to match me but he's doing his best to catch up.
" The 37-year-old is dad to Milo, eight, Rex, five, and Daphne, two, with his fiancée Susie Verrill. The former track and field athlete missed the Dancing on Ice final after "effectively (giving himself) a C-section" while preparing for the rink. Greg sustained the injury by sliding through the legs of professional skaters Brendyn Hatfield and Colin Grafton and was forced to withdraw from the competition on the morning of the final.
Greg broke his silence via a post on his Instagram account two weeks later. He said: "Long story short, I leapt through the legs of Brendyn and Colin and managed to tear all of my abs as well as herniate. So I effectively gave myself a C-section.
" Hours later, he'd shared a post-op update, writing: "Operation done. Recovery starts here." This month Greg revealed he was left "shaken" after a horrific incident at his home.
He shared footage of the aftermath of the disturbing event, .