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Reality TV Star Melyssa Ford Suffers Serious Injuries In Major Car Accident

The "Hollywood Unlocked" cohost suffered injuries after an 18-wheeler clipped her car and sent it flipping on Los Angeles highway.

By Samira Sadeque

Radio personality and reality TV star Melyssa Ford was reportedly in a car accident last week that caused in a severe head injury.

The accident took place on Thursday, entertainment website TMZ reported. Ford was driving on a L.A. highway when an 18-wheeler clipped her car, causing it to flip. Friends of Ford said she sustained injuries including a fractured skull, a concussion and a huge gash on her forehead, according to TMZ.

“She was involved in a horrific accident that could have easily taken her life,” reality TV star Claudia Jordan wrote on Instagram, with a photo from the accident that she says was shared with her by a good Samaritan on the spot. “It’s actually a miracle she survived. She’s injured FOR REAL.”

It’s a shame I have to do this to let folks know the seriousness of @melyssaford ‘s accident (I got her permission first) but here it is. She was involved in a horrific accident that could have easily taken her life. It’s actually a miracle she survived. She’s injured FOR REAL. She doesn’t even remember this as she has a huge gash in her head and blood on the brain. This was sent to me by a Good Samaritan that didn’t know who he was helping but once he saw the story online he contacted me knowing we’re friends and he was following me. If anyone was a witness to this accident please inbox me any information you may have. As you can imagine Melyssa doesn’t remember much so I’m hoping witnesses will come forward and assist in putting the pieces back together. She was hit by an 18 wheeler. Respect to @manifesting_mary who was the first one to check folks for the poor taste “jokes”. The internet emboldens cowards... it also can shut em down as well. Everyone please send love and prayers to our friend @melyssaford 🙌🏾🙏🏽

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US Weekly reported Sunday that her head wound was 10-inches long and had to be “surgically closed and stapled.” 

Jordan said in her Instagram post that Ford had lost her memory about what happened, and urged witnesses to come forward.

Ford’s mother Barbara Ford told US Weekly, “It’s so difficult in circumstances like these to live 2,500 miles away from my only daughter. Melyssa is strong, always has been. We are going to get through this together.”

Ford’s last post on Instagram appears to have been just before the accident, where she wrote,  “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes. Including YOU.”

She's currently the cohost of the radio program "Hollywood Unlocked" and has appeared on Bravo's "Blood Sweat and Heels."

 [Photo: Melyssa Ford attends a film festival in Beverly Hills, California in February 2017. By Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic/Getty Images]