Gareth Richards

Frank Skinner (pictured), 66, cried in the closing moments of his Absolute Radio show today as he told listeners that his former co-host Gareth Richards is ...

'He became a very close friend and has supported me on tour. He has taken a show to Edinburgh nearly every year since. A man in the accident - thought to be father-of-two Richards - was cut free from his vehicle by firefighters before being treated by the London Ambulance Service for head and chest injuries They have two sons. The crash Richards was injured in is believed to have been a serious accident between an HGV van and two cars on the M25 near Heathrow Airport on March 27 Frank Skinner (pictured) broke down in tears in the closing moments of his Absolute Radio show as he told listeners that his close friend and former co-host Gareth Richards is fighting for his life

Gareth Richards has been seriously injured in a car crash. Publicists Impressive PR have issued the following statement on behalf of Mirth Control.

Richards is a regular on the comedy circuit and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and supported Frank Skinner. Skinner broke the news on his show this morning, choking with emotion when he talked about what has happened. We are all thinking of him and willing him to pull through”.

Comedian broke down in tears live on air as he told listeners his friend was involved in serious road accident.

Many of you would have seen him live, some of you will remember on the show, if you’ve been with us that long. “We couldn’t do it, and we got a guest on the next one, who was Gareth Richards who was brilliant on here and we asked him to do the show, so for the first few years, it was me, Em and Gareth. He added: “Gareth was in a very big road accident this week and it’s not looking great for Gareth.

Comedian Gareth Richards has been very seriously injured in a car crash. The stand-up remains in a coma currently in intensive care, his agents Mirth ...

He also supported Skinner on tour. The accident, just before midnight on Monday night, resulted in the motorway being closed for more than 10 hours. 'I didn’t want to do this show, we didn’t want to do this show, without mentioning him.

'He is in hospital, but it's not looking great,' comedian said, fighting back tears.