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Ranulph Fiennes is fined £1,000 for car crash

Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into a vehicle on the other side of the road, a court heard today.

He was left dazed and bloodied by the head-on collision in Stockport, Greater Manchester, but the other motorist was in intensive care for a month with numerous injuries.

The Polar explorer competed in the 42-mile High Peak Marathon in Derbyshire on the day of the crash in March.

Sir Ranulph, 66, pleaded guilty at Stockport magistrates' court to driving without due care and attention. He was fined £1,000 and received four penalty points on his licence.

Sir Ranulph, who lives in Somerset, said: "I hugely and totally regret what happened. Obviously it was not personal or intentional."

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