Taiwanese singer Jimmy Lin regains consciousness after road accident

Jimmy Lin was driving a Tesla in Taoyuan on July 22 when the car was believed to have hit a road divider and caught fire. Photos: Screengrab from Apple Daily/YouTube, Jimmy Lin/Instagram

Former teen idol Jimmy Lin has regained consciousness after an accident last Friday and is now able to engage in simple conversations.

Giving an update at a press conference on Monday (July 25), his manager and younger brother said Lin, 47, who is warded at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan's Taoyuan city, sustained fractures in his face and body.