Natali Solonik awaits surgery after car crash: TV presenter has fractured cervical spine

Severe injury following collision

Ukrainian TV presenter Natali Solonik publicly discussed the aftermath of a terrible road traffic accident. She sustained numerous injuries, the most dangerous of which proved to be a fractured cervical spine. At this point, the artist is in hospital and preparing for surgery.

Details of the incident

The accident occurred on 8 November, when Solonik was returning from filming. However, she only released information about this incident now in her Instagram stories. The presenter emphasised that the car crash was so critical that it threatened her life.

"У ніч на 08.11, повертаючись зі зйомок, я потрапила у страшу аварію. Минуло вже кілька днів, а я досі не можу до кінця усвідомити, що сталося. Дивлюся на те, що залишилося від машини, і розумію, що цей день для мене міг стати останнім. Але, мабуть, у життя на мене ще є інші плани, за що я йому безмежно вдячна!" (In the night of 08.11, returning from filming, I got into a terrible accident. Several days have already passed, and I still cannot fully comprehend what happened. I look at what is left of the car and realise that this day could have been my last. But perhaps life has other plans for me, for which I am infinitely grateful to it!), – noted the TV star.

According to Natali, at the moment of the collision, she was sleeping in the back seat. The woman was woken by the sensation that the vehicle had started to spin violently on the road.

"За секунду розумію, що ми вже неконтрольовано розвертаємося. Сильний удар. Спрацьовують подушки безпеки. Усе відбувалося за лічені секунди, але в той момент здавалося, що час просто зупинився" (In a second, I realise that we are already spinning out of control. A strong impact. The airbags deploy. Everything happened in a matter of seconds, but at that moment it seemed that time had simply stopped), – Solonik described the course of events.

Health condition and car damage

In a photo shared by the presenter, it is visible that the front part of the vehicle is almost completely destroyed. The impact shattered the windows, damaged the interior and the doors.

In addition to numerous bruises and haematomas on her head, Solonik sustained a serious spinal injury.

"Найнеприємніше – перелом шийного відділу хребта між 4-м і 5-м хребцями зі зміщенням. Ця ділянка, зокрема, впливає на рухливість рук. Правою рукою рухаю, але поки це досить боляче. Тож сьогодні готуюся до операції" (The most unpleasant thing is a fracture of the cervical spine between the 4th and 5th vertebrae with displacement. This area, in particular, affects hand mobility. I can move my right hand, but for now it is quite painful. So today I am preparing for surgery), – she added.

Professional career

Natali Solonik is known to the Ukrainian audience as the host of the show "Blizhche do zirok" (Closer to the Stars) on the "TET" TV channel. She also worked on the backstage of the vocal talent show "Holos krainy" (Voice of Ukraine) and is a mentor for the project "Zdiyisny Mriyu" (Fulfil Your Dream).