Jason Derulo fractured his vertebrae while rehearsing for tour in 2012. In a new podcast interview, the singer says he feared he'd died in the injury's immediate aftermath.

Jason Derulo recalled instantly fearing the worst when he stumbled and felt a "huge heat" at the site of the injury.

Jason Derulo asked himself "Did my life just end?" when he broke his neck in a horror fall. The 35- year-old chart-topping star came close to death in 2013 when he sustained an agonising accident that forced him to cancel a global tour.

Jason Derulo went through the "darkest time" in his life when he broke his neck. The 'Snake' singer was preparing for a tour in 2013 when he suffered an accident while training, and he's recalled instantly fearing the worst when he stumbled and felt a "huge heat" at the site of the injury.