<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser who alleged Prince Andrew abused her, is in "serious condition" in hospital after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/prince-andrew-accuser-virginia-giuffre-says-shes-in-hospital-after-car-crash-with-a-school-bus/7714b446-6013-4234-9751-70148ade3faf" rel="" target="" title="a school bus hit a car she was driving in"><span>a school bus hit a car she was driving in</span></a><span> rural Australia, her spokesperson said after police appeared to contradict her initial account.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In an Instagram post Sunday, Giuffre shared a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed with her face covered in bruises. "I've gone into kidney renal failure, they've given me four days to live," she wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But authorities later indicated to CNN that no injuries had been reported following the crash, and Giuffre's family said in a statement through their representation on Tuesday: "Virginia thought that she had posted (the message) on her private Facebook page."</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-person-tayla-spies-queensland-mother-of-three-missing-in-outback-for-two-months/02480e8f-703c-4f67-8004-05cdbf1cd434" rel="" target="" title="Young mum still missing two months after vanishing in Queensland outback"><strong><span>Young mum still missing two months after vanishing in Queensland outback</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Giuffre was one of the most prominent accusers of the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and in 2019, she publicly alleged Epstein trafficked her and forced her to have sex with his friends, including Prince Andrew, when she was 17 years old. She also claimed the prince was aware she was underage in the US at the time. The Duke of York repeatedly denied the claims.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Guiffre said in her initial Instagram post that a school bus "driving 110km" hit her car as it was slowing for a turn.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Western Australia Police referred CNN to a report of a "minor" collision between a car and a bus near Perth on March 24, stating "The car sustained approximately $2,000 worth of damage. There were no reported injuries as a result of the crash."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/prince-andrew-accuser-virginia-giuffre-says-shes-in-hospital-after-car-crash-with-a-school-bus/c6295fe6-b362-457a-a5da-eb493734fb7c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A source with knowledge of the situation told CNN Tuesday that Giuffre was a current inpatient at a hospital in Perth, but was not in a life-threatening condition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Giuffre does have the bruising shown in the social picture, according to the source, but has not at this stage told the hospital what caused those injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Giuffre's spokesperson, after being contacted by CNN for further comment, said in a statement attributed to Giuffre's family that "she remains in serious condition while receiving medical care."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"On March 24, in rural Western Australia, a school bus hit the car in which she was riding," her spokesperson said. "The police were called but said that there was no one available to come to the scene. They asked if anyone was injured and suggested that if they were, they should make their way to the hospital."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The school bus driver had a bus full of distraught children and left the scene to get them back, saying he would file a police report, which he did later. Virginia was banged up and bruised and returned home," her spokesperson continued.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Virginia's condition worsened and she was admitted to the hospital. Concerning her Instagram post, Virginia thought that she had posted on her private Facebook page," they said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2021, Giuffre filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew for alleged sexual abuse.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The following year, she reached an out-of-court settlement with the prince for an undisclosed amount.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Andrew later paid the settlement and attorneys for both parties filed a stipulation for the lawsuit to be dismissed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Prince Andrew intends to make a substantial donation to Ms. Giuffre's charity in support of victims' rights. Prince Andrew has never intended to malign Ms. Giuffre's character, and he accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks," according to a letter filed to the court announcing the settlement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to state prostitution charges and in July 2019 was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges. Prosecutors accused him of carrying out a decades-long scheme of sexual abuse of underage girls, flying them on private planes to his properties in Florida, New York, New Mexico and the US Virgin Islands. He died by suicide in prison before he could face trial.</span></div></div>