Ian Hislop suffers head injury after being hit in road accident. It comes weeks after Hislop was involved in a taxi accident originally suspected to be a shooting.

Ian Hislop has been left with head injuries after being hit by an electric bike.

The 64-year-old Private Eye editor and Have I Got News for You panelist was crossing the road on Wednesday afternoon, when he was hit by the vehicle.

He was seen sporting a white bandage at the back of his head as he appeared with his wife following medical treatment for a head injury.

A spokesperson for Private Eye said Hislop was “hit by an electric bike whilst crossing the road yesterday afternoon” in a statement to The Sun. He is said to be “okay”.

It comes weeks after the TV personality was involved in an accident involving a taxi, which was initially suspected to be a shooting.

Despite initial reports that someone had shot at the cab during rush hour, urgent forensic examinations indicated no firearm was discharged, police said.

The taxi driver told detectives that the Have I Got News For You star was in the back seat of the cab when he heard what he believed was a bullet hitting and damaging his window.

The window of the car shattered just after 10am as the car was stationary in traffic on Dean Street in Soho – one minute away from Private Eye’s offices. However, it has emerged that the cause of the crack was more likely a mechanical malfunction.