Hugh Jack man’s celebrity could be in part to guilt for a cruel two-car accident in NYC ... this according to one of the drivers concerned in the crash. It all went down this afternoon ... a TMZ photographer was shooting Hugh when a van and a Jetta collided crossways the street. Our guy broken up interviewing one of the drivers involved in the accident -- who explained that he was looking for his next turn when, "I see all these cameras and I see Hugh Jackman. Next thing I know, I went to take the turn ... BAM."