Lottery winner Peter Lavery is recovering in hospital after being involved in a collision involving a bus in Belfast city centre.
The 61-year-old former bus driver, one of the co-founders of Titanic Distillers, was one of two people taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital following the collision in Donegall Square West on Monday.
Mr Lavery is reportedly recovering well following the incideent, which happened just before 9am.
His friend and Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan said on social media: "My thoughts are with my friend Peter Lavery who was rushed to hospital this morning after he was knocked down by a bus as he crossed the road at Belfast City Hall. Thankfully, he's on the mend now. Lucky boy."
Mr Jordan added: "He lost a lot of blood, but doctors say he's going to be alright. He is very sore, but said he could murder a glass of Titanic Whiskey, if anyone had some handy! Lucky boy indeed."
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The Belfast man won £10.2m in 1996, aged 34. He is the co-owner of the new distillery in the Titanic Quarter, which began whiskey production in August.
A documentary on his lottery win and distillery project aired on the BBC One tonight. Our Lives: The Lottery Millionaire and the Spirit of Belfast, revealed how Mr Lavery's newfound wealth almost killed him.
"When you buy a lottery ticket, you dream of having success, but you never think it'll ever come,' he said in the programme.
"You wake up the next morning and you're still dreaming, but there's reality." He has previously described cleaning up his act, mostly by cutting back on drinking, when he turned 40.
A spokesperson for the NI Ambulance Service (NIAS) said it received a 999 call at 8.58am on Monday.
"NIAS despatched one emergency crew, one rapid response paramedic and one doctor to the incident,” said the NIAS.
“Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, two patients were taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital by ambulance.”
There was some disruption to bus services while the PSNI carried out an investigation.
