Derryn Hinch suffers 'brain trauma' after fall from Uber in Melbourne

AUSTRALIAN Senator Derryn Hinch has reportedly suffered “brain trauma” after falling out of an Uber ride in Melbourne.

The 74-year-old politician and former radio broadcaster fell out of the car on St Kilda Rd, knocked unconscious and taken to The Alfred Hospital for checks, the Herald Sun reported.

“I’d had two glasses of wine at dinner — I hadn’t overindulged. But it’s the obvious question with my background I don’t blame people for thinking that,” the liver transplant recipient told the Herald Sun.

The self-confessed Human Headline lived up to his nickname in 2016, making a splash with news he was “back on the booze”, after swearing off alcohol when he received the lifesaving transplant in 2011.

In 2007, Mr Hinch revealed that he was suffering from advanced cirrhosis of the liver brought on by chronic alcohol abuse.

Talking to Channel Nine he confessed to marathon drinking sessions that would last for more than 12 hours.

He has been spotted having a drink since, but in 2016 claimed it was non-alcoholic Shiraz.

Mr Hinch blamed the fall on a “dodgy knee” and tiredness rather than the booze.

He is due to have medical tests on Thursday after a heart problem may have caused him to fall and black out.

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