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How close have you come to dying?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Rick Astley Singer, songwriter and radio presenter
In the 1990s in New Jersey, being driven to a radio station early one morning. Our driver fell asleep and we were on the other side of a dual carriageway with cars coming at us. We all screamed and banged on the seat, and he woke up and pulled the car back across.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 October 2018 source ↗
Joanne Froggatt English actress
I was in a car crash when I was 16, and I have a little scar on my face from smashing the passenger window with my head. If the car had rolled, I would have been dead.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2019 source ↗
Paul O'Grady British comedian, actor and television presenter
I had a bad heart attack 20 years ago: I think I slid off the mortal coil for about 30 seconds.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

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