Football manager Harry Redknapp survived a horrific 1990 minibush crash in Italy that killed AFC Bournemouth managing director Brian Tiler and three Italian soldiers<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n\n\nJasmine Allday<\/strong> TV Reporter<\/span> and Dan Laurie<\/strong> Deputy Editor of Screen Time<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n07:45, 16 Apr 2026<\/span>Updated 07:46, 16 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/div>\nHarry Redknapp narrowly escaped death following a horrific crash(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Harry Redknapp narrowly escaped death following a horrific crash that robbed him of his sense of smell<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe former football manager is currently on our screens competing to become an I’m A Celebrity <\/a>Legend.<\/p>\nHarry entered camp as a late arrival alongside Jimmy Bullard <\/a>earlier this week and the pair went head-to-head in a gruelling Bushtucker Trial during Wednesday’s (April 15) episode.<\/p>\nDuring the grim eating challenge, Harry revealed he had no sense of smell, which worked as an advantage, but he was later beaten by Jimmy.<\/p>\n
Harry has previously recounted how he was travelling to watch the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy alongside a number of other figures from the sporting world when disaster struck.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nThe former football manager is currently on our screens competing to become an I’m A Celebrity Legend(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
READ MORE: Gemma Collins breaks down in tears as she says ‘I feel like you\u2019re trying to kill me’<\/a><\/span><\/span>READ MORE: I\u2019m a Celebrity viewers spot ‘feud’ as they warn campmate ‘he\u2019s gunning for you’<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nHe was accompanied by three others when their minibus collided with a vehicle carrying three Italian soldiers.<\/p>\n
Harry would ordinarily occupy a particular seat in the vehicle, but on that occasion AFC Bournemouth managing director Brian Tiler chose to sit in the same spot. In the devastating collision, Brian was killed along with the three soldiers.<\/p>\n
Harry was drenched in petrol and, amongst numerous other injuries, sustained a fractured skull, a broken nose and cracked ribs. He made a complete recovery, though permanently lost his sense of smell.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nHarry made a complete recovery following the crash, though permanently lost his sense of smell(Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Reflecting on the incident, he said: “The doctors, I’m told, also thought I was dead upon arrival at the hospital. But I was lucky.<\/p>\n
Jasmine Allday<\/strong> TV Reporter<\/span> and Dan Laurie<\/strong> Deputy Editor of Screen Time<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n 07:45, 16 Apr 2026<\/span>Updated 07:46, 16 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/div>\n Harry Redknapp narrowly escaped death following a horrific crash(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Harry Redknapp narrowly escaped death following a horrific crash that robbed him of his sense of smell<\/a>.<\/p>\n The former football manager is currently on our screens competing to become an I’m A Celebrity <\/a>Legend.<\/p>\n Harry entered camp as a late arrival alongside Jimmy Bullard <\/a>earlier this week and the pair went head-to-head in a gruelling Bushtucker Trial during Wednesday’s (April 15) episode.<\/p>\n During the grim eating challenge, Harry revealed he had no sense of smell, which worked as an advantage, but he was later beaten by Jimmy.<\/p>\n Harry has previously recounted how he was travelling to watch the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy alongside a number of other figures from the sporting world when disaster struck.<\/p>\n The former football manager is currently on our screens competing to become an I’m A Celebrity Legend(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n READ MORE: Gemma Collins breaks down in tears as she says ‘I feel like you\u2019re trying to kill me’<\/a><\/span><\/span>READ MORE: I\u2019m a Celebrity viewers spot ‘feud’ as they warn campmate ‘he\u2019s gunning for you’<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n He was accompanied by three others when their minibus collided with a vehicle carrying three Italian soldiers.<\/p>\n Harry would ordinarily occupy a particular seat in the vehicle, but on that occasion AFC Bournemouth managing director Brian Tiler chose to sit in the same spot. In the devastating collision, Brian was killed along with the three soldiers.<\/p>\n Harry was drenched in petrol and, amongst numerous other injuries, sustained a fractured skull, a broken nose and cracked ribs. He made a complete recovery, though permanently lost his sense of smell.<\/p>\n Harry made a complete recovery following the crash, though permanently lost his sense of smell(Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Reflecting on the incident, he said: “The doctors, I’m told, also thought I was dead upon arrival at the hospital. But I was lucky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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