Alist American comedian and actor, Kevin Hart, is recovering after successfully undergoing back surgery.

The 41-year-old who is now the highest-paid stand-up comedian of 2019 according to Forbes had suffered a major back injury after his vintage car veered off the highway in Malibu Hills, crashed through a wooden fence, and plunged down a gully on Sunday.

Thankfully, Kevin is recuperating in a hospital after undergoing the surgery on Sunday, TMZ reports.

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His wife, Eniko Parrish, also confirmed that her husband is “now awake” and is expected to make a full recovery.

“He’s gonna be just fine. He’s good, everybody’s good. Thank God. He’s fine, he’s awake,’ she said while leaving the hospital.

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According to The Blast, doctors are hopeful Hart would recover from his injuries since he didn’t suffer any spinal cord damage during the horrifying car collision.

Following the crash, the police officers who went to the scene had revealed that Hart left by himself to get medical attention while the crumpled vehicle trapped Rebecca Broxterman, a personal trainer to Hart and his wife, alongside Jared Black, Hart’s friend, who drove the vehicle.

The car was driven by one Jared Black.

The police revealed that Black lost control while driving from southbound Cold Canyon Road to eastbound Mulholland Highway, where the car left the road.