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Jeremy Renner shared a photo of the snowplow that nearly killed him three years to the day after his horrific accident
"Not today," the Marvel actor wrote across the image posted on his Instagram Stories, alongside a wink and a kiss emoji
Renner suffered severe injuries in the accident, which occurred in Reno, Nev. on Jan, 1. 2023. He was hit while saving his nephew, Alex, from being run over
Jeremy Rennermarked the third anniversary of hishorrific snowplow accidentby sharing a photo of the vehicle that ran him over.
On Thursday, Jan. 1, the Marvel actor, 54, posted a picture on hisInstagram Storiesshowing his 14,300-lb. Snowcat plow surrounded by trees and snow.
"Not today," Renner wrote across the image, alongside a wink and a kiss emoji, adding, "Rain Delay."
TheHawkeyestar suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized in critical condition following the accident, which occurred in Reno, Nev., on Jan. 1, 2023. He washit while saving his nephew Alex, who was 27 at the time of the accident, from being run over.
A sheriff's report obtained byCNNat the time of the accident reported that Renner was "pulled under the left side track." He was left with more than 35broken bones.
After sharing a photo of the vehicle that nearly killed him on Thursday, Renner also marked New Year's Day by writing over another Instagram Stories snap, "Happy New Year, A New day... And new pathways filled with Love and adventure... 2026 !!!"
The second image featured a child on a path, surrounded by snow.
Through the years, Renner has spoken about his snowplow accident on multiple occasions.
During an appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin April, the actordiscussed his decision to get back on the vehiclethe winter after his near-death experience.
"I go right into the eye of the storm of any fear or anything," Renner told Fallon when asked about why he got back onto the machine. "I didn't want this thing to haunt me or own me by any means."
He noted that it wasn't hard to drive the snowplow again, which he referred to as being "like a tank."
"It was just interesting getting off of it because you have to step on the tracks to get off this thing. And I saw, like, little pieces of my clothing in it still. And some other things that I don't want to say," Renner recalled.
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Getting back on the snowplow gave Renner a sense of closure in a way. "I just kind of wink and like, 'Ha, I made it. You can't beat me.' And I just kind of walk away," he told Fallon.
"It's kind of like breaking up with your girlfriend you hadn't seen in a while, and you get back together. And you're like, 'Yeah, you ain't that good looking,'" Renner continued.
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Renner also spoke about the accident and his recovery in his memoirMy Next Breath, which was released last April.
He previously told PEOPLE while promoting the book, "I'mnot haunted by the incident— not too often anyway — by the images, the sounds."
"But I am reminded of my new reality, and it's wonderfully positive. I didn't die," he added at the time.
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