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"&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/09/15/0915-ruthless-wm-tmz-ex.jpg\" alt=\"0915_ruthless_wm_tmz_ex\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"&lt;strong&gt;LA Ink&lt;/strong&gt;\" star &lt;strong&gt;Ruthless&lt;/strong&gt; was rushed to an L.A. hospital this week after a taxi she was riding in smashed into another car ... and then backed into TWO MORE vehicles -- TMZ has learned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ spoke with 26-year-old &lt;strong&gt;Ruth \"Ruthless\" Pineda&lt;/strong&gt; ... who says her cabbie jumped out of the car to check out the damage after the initial collision ... but for some reason, the taxi was IN REVERSE!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cabbie quickly jumped back in the taxi and tried to slam on the brake -- but he was so flustered, that he accidentally hit the gas ... sending the car roaring back into two parked cars. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ruthless says she was rushed to a nearby hospital ... where she was treated for neck and back injuries. She was released the next day ... but tells us, \"I'm still in a lot of pain but recovering\"&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pineda has had some bad luck with cars lately -- as we previously reported Ruthless was also hospitalized a few months ago when &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/28/la-ink-star-hospitalized-from-semi-truck-crash-ruth-pineda-ruthless-driving-huntinton-beach-tattoo/\"&gt;a semi truck slammed into her Mercedes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2011/04/06/3569-celebrity-injuries\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0823_celebrity_injuries_footer_v2\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/08/23/0823-celebrity-injuries-footer-v2.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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