Actor Jeremy Renner sustained injuries in a snowplow accident earlier this month after attempting to help his nephew with a car issue.

The 52-year-old Renner and his adult nephew, Alexander Fries, were trying to dig a Ford pickup truck out of the snow when the accident occurred, the report from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office states.

Actor Jeremy Renner was trying to stop his snow-removal tractor from sliding and hitting his grown nephew when he was pulled under the vehicle and crushed on New Year's Day, according to a Nevada sheriff's office incident report.

A police report discloses more details about the snowplough accident that seriously injured the actor.

Actor Jeremy Renner was run over by a snowplow on New Year's Day in the Reno, Nevada, area while trying to divert the vehicle as it headed towards his nephew, according to a sheriff's report obtained Thursday.

Actor Jeremy Renner was trying to stop a snowplow from hitting his nephew when he was crushed, officials have said.