April 19 car accident

On April 19, 2007 at 12:20 am KST,[69] Four members of Super Junior (Shindong, Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun and Leeteuk) and two of the group's managers became victims of a car accident. The driver lost control of the vehicle and the van flipped over on its right side, colliding with the sidewalk.[70]

Kyuhyun, who was sitting behind the driver's seat when the accident occurred, was severely injured with a fractured hip, pneumothorax from broken ribs, and deep scratches and bruises.[69][71] Leeteuk had severe scratches on his back and face, and had to receive stitches. He had a successful operation removing the glass shards on his back, and received a total of 170 stitches on both his back and face.[72][73]

Shindong and Eunhyuk, the least injured with only a few cuts, scratches, and bruises, were both discharged on April 23, 2007.[74] Leeteuk and Kyuhyun recovered faster than expected,[75] and Leeteuk was discharged from the hospital on April 30, 2007.[76] Kyuhyun was discharged two months later on July 5, 2007.