Dire Straits guitarist Knopfler breaks ribs in crash

ROCK star Mark Knopfler pulled out of a charity concert with Eric Clapton yesterday after he was badly injured in a motorcycle accident, his agent has said.

The 53-year-old Dire Straits frontman broke six ribs and his collarbone in a crash in central London on Monday.

He was riding his Honda motorcycle to rehearsals for a tour which starts next month in Portugal when he was involved in a collision.