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Honey Boo Boo & Family in Scary Car Wreck

by Tanya Ghahremani

This is terrifying. According to ABC News, Honey Boo Boo, Sugar Bear, and the Thompson family were involved in a scary car wreck yesterday with a truck, that ended up sending them all to the hospital."We were in a car accident last night. It was really scary for us, since it was the first time any of us had ever been in a wreck," Mama June, the family's matriarch, told ABC News in a statement through the publicist their TLC reality series, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

"As always we want to thank everyone for their support and well wishes...We are definitely really sore today, but our top priority is to celebrate Pumpkin's birthday. She turned 14 today, and no matter how sore we feel, we are going to go out and celebrate."

According to TMZ, Sugar Bear was driving the vehicle when a truck speeding towards them with its headlights turned off crashed into their car:

Pumpkin says Sugar Bear has a contusion on his back, Mama June has a back and neck sprain, Honey Boo Boo hit her head against a passenger window and has a headache, and Pumpkin herself has severe chest bruises and is having panic attacks.

Thankfully, though, it seems that the family is doing fine after the accident: According to E! Online, Chubbs returned to school today while the rest of the family recovered at home.

Image: TLC