"Ill"? British English? We would say "MF is in 'critical condition' following a car crash."
I read through the article to see if there were any complications following the injury which might be called an "illness", but I didn't see any and that is good news.
71 is not that old and I hope his relative "youth" assists in a rapid recovery.
Yeah, that’s British English. They need to learn how to talk........................./s