US actor Jeremy Renner (52) has not lost his sense of humor despite his dramatic snow plow accident on New Year's Day. His "Avengers" colleague Chris Evans (41) is now testing this.

Shortly after Renner posted a photo of himself in a physical therapy bed to social media, Evans responded with a tongue-in-cheek response to his fellow Marvel members. "That's a tough guy," Evans wrote, and then asked, "Has anyone checked the snowcat?". He was referring to the vehicle involved in Renner's accident. "I send a lot of love," the US star concluded with a red heart emoji.

And racers? He humorously tweeted back, "Love you bro... I checked on the snow cat, it needs fuel."

The 52-year-old was seriously injured in the accident at the beginning of the year. The sheriff's office later said Renner was run over by his own snow cat on New Year's Day on his mountainside property a few miles from Lake Tahoe. He is said to have previously tried to free a family member's car that got stuck after a heavy snowstorm.

Noticing that the seven-ton vehicle had started to roll after he had briefly got out, Renner is said to have tried to jump back in. According to the sheriff, that's when the actor was pulled over and suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries.

Due to the previous snowstorm, the emergency services had trouble getting to the scene of the accident. The star could only be flown to the hospital in a helicopter and operated on there about an hour after the emergency call.