The photographer hit by Justin Bieber’s car thinks the singer is a "good kid".
The ‘Sorry’ hitmaker accidentally struck Maurice Lamont with his huge pick-up truck as he left The City Church service in Beverly Hills on Wednesday (25.07.17) but the paparazzo doesn’t blame the 23-year-old singer because "accidents happen" – though he did suggest the Canadian superstar might want to consider a different vehicle.
Maurice shared a video from himself in his hospital bed on Instagram on Thursday (26.07.17) and said: "OK. Shotgetter’s hanging in there everybody. Hour before my birthday hits I get ran over by Justin Bieber.
"Isn’t that something? He’s a good kid though. I think the truck was a little bit too big for him though ’cause there’s no way he could see over the front.
"But like I said, he got out, he was compassionate, he’s a good kid, accidents happen. Hopefully everything works out here. Getting ready to go into the x-rays right now."
The incident, which took place at around 9:30pm, was captured on camera and Justin immediately jumped out of his vehicle to help the injured man – who had hurt his his leg – up off the ground.
The ‘Believe’ hitmaker agreed to wait with the man until the an ambulance arrived to assess his injuries and even managed to squeeze a smile out of him as he joked around with him.
The 57-year-old photographer reportedly told Justin he was "fine" but was later taken to hospital with his non-life threatening injuries.
According to ABC7, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian had also attended the service at the church but were not present when the "low speed" collision took place.
Justin Bieber photographer speaks out after accident
