Cheryl Cole sitting pretty with her arm in a sling after bloody crash en route to McDonalds

By Louise Saunders

PUBLISHED: 19:30 EST, 29 August 2012 | UPDATED: 03:00 EST, 31 August 2012

Cheryl Cole is clearly on tough cookie. Just hours after a fender bender which left her bloodied and bruised, the singer posed up with her arm in a black sling and her winning smile on Friday.

Cheryl, 29, is seen after receiving treatment for the accident which happened in LA alongside manager will.i.am, who was pictured leaving hospital in a neck brace.

The pop star's PA posted the snap on her Twitter page this morning alongside the cheeky caption: 'One arm bandit but trust me her mouth still works! ?#nothingthematterwithher?.'

Slinging eck: Cheryl Cole's PA posted a snap of star complete with her new accessory, a black sling on her Twitter page on Friday hours after she walked away from a car crash

Slinging eck: Cheryl Cole's PA posted a snap of star complete with her new accessory, a black sling on her Twitter page on Friday

Cheryl's quest for a late night burger ended in disaster earlier this week.

The 29-year-old singer and her close pal and manager Will.i.am were left suffering with bloody noses and whiplash at around 3.30am on Wednesday morning.

But the Geordie beauty has told friends the duo were en route to a late-night McDonalds when the smash occurred.

She reportedly joked: 'I ended up having an Unhappy Meal instead.'

A source added to The Sun: 'Both Cheryl and Will.i.am were desperate for some food after working all day in the studio. They only intended to nip out for a quick bite - but ended up staying up for most of the night.'

Late-night burger: Cheryl Cole and Will.i.am - pictured here in a recent shoot - were stopping off for a McDonalds at 3.30am when the crash occurred

Late-night burger: Cheryl Cole and Will.i.am - pictured here in a recent shoot - were stopping off for a McDonalds at 3.30am when the crash occurred

But despite the terrifying ordeal, the Girls Aloud singer - who was in Los Angeles rehearsing for her upcoming tour - returned to the UK just 48 hours later, and is said to be determined to get back to work immediately.

A source told the Daily Mirror: 'They were both incredibly shaken up by the incident. Cheryl felt dazed for quite a while afterwards. But despite people urging her to rest and relax, she insisted on getting on her plane and getting back into the swing of things.

'She's a workaholic and in this respect, it's a good thing as it will take her mind off what happened.'

The pair were pictured with blood streaming from their noses as they sat in the car moments after the accident in Los Angeles.

The crash occurred after they left a studio following a long 'day and night' of recording, and it was Will.i.am who was behind the wheel of the 100,000 Cadillac that drove into a parked car at around 3.30am.

Cheryl wiped away tears as her passenger side airbag failed to open and she was thrown headfirst into the dashboard.

Eye-witnesses said that Will.i.am's airbag inflated and hit him in the face, which caused him to have a nose bleed, but Cheryl's injuries were slightly worse as she was left with bruising too.

Total wreck: Cheryl's airbag failed to open while Will.i.am's caused him to have a nose bleed

Total wreck: Cheryl's airbag failed to open while Will.i.am's caused him to have a nose bleed

Speed racer: The Cadillac CTS is the expensive motor that Will.i.am crashed into a parked car

Speed racer: The Cadillac CTS is the 100,000 motor that Will.i.am crashed into a parked car

After police were called out to the scene Will.i.am was taken to the nearby Cedars Sinai hospital, where he later emerged wearing a neck-brace.

A spokesperson for Cheryl told the Mail Online: ''Cheryl is fine, she was shaken by the incident but is OK.'

Both Cheryl and Will were quick to assure fans they were fine. Will.i.am tweeted: 'Car accidents are not dope. I'm glad I'm OK.'

'We're fine,' he added. 'Cheryl Cole [and I] were coming back from the studio but she and I are fine... just a little wiplash [sic].'

All OK: The two were injured in a car accident after a long day/night in the studio together

All OK: The two were injured in a car accident after a long day/night in the studio together; seen in a Twitter picture from earlier this year

Car accidents are not dope! Will.i.am seen yesterday at a Nasa event in California

Car accidents are not dope! Will.i.am seen yesterday at a Nasa event in California

Cheryl, who has returned to London to promote her new single Under The Sun, added: 'Don't worry me and @iamwill are fine, promise.'

Meanwhile Black Eyed P! eas star ! Will's manager Polo Molina reassured fans that the accident was 'minor'.

He wrote on Twitter: 'Just spoke to @iamwill, everything is OK. He and Cheryl Cole are both fine. It was a minor fender bender after a long day/night in the studio.'

And he added: 'A little bit shaken BUT thankful that no one got hurt.'

Producer Michael Jurkovac tweeted the pair saying: 'Thank god neither of you got hurt. Worry about those all night studio sessions.'

Cheryl has only got a few weeks to go before the start of her first UK solo tour on October 3, so she has been working hard to ensure everything is perfect before she hits the stage.

Her trip to Los Angeles has seen her hitting the gym almost daily, while she has also been spending long hours in the studio.

It is unclear what caused the incident, but there is no suggestion anyone is at blame.

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