Premier League Star Cheats Death After Scary Car Accident on His Way to Training

Premier League Star Cheats Death After Scary Car Accident on His Way to Training

Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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  • Lanzini cheated death after walking away unscathed following an accident involving his Mercedes Benz
  • The Argentine was making his way to the club training ground after arriving back in England from international duty
  • His chauffeur, who was at the steering wheel at the time of the incident, also escaped unhurt after the car rolled over

West Ham ace Manuel Lanzini recently survived a car crash involving his swanky £70,000 Mercedes Benz.

The 29-year old was being chauffeur-driven when the car flipped over in a scary crash on Wednesday, March 30.

According to The Sun, motorists could only watch in horror as the Mercedes V-Class with a West Ham number plate rolled over, eventually landing on its side.

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Lanzini during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on March 20, 2022. Photo by James Williamson.
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Miraculously, though, Lanzini managed to walk out of the carnage unscathed.

He was reportedly being driven back to the West Ham training ground after coming back from international duty in Argentina.

"It's a miracle he's alive, from what I've heard.” A source was quoted by The Sun.
"This was an incredibly near miss and could have killed Lanzini and the driver.

Further reports indicate that the accident took place in the afternoon as Lanzini was making his way to the Rush Green complex in East London.

As for the chauffeur, he also came out with only minor injuries, although he had to be cut out of the wreckage.

Lanzini took to social media hours after the incident to give fans an update about his condition,

"Hello people. I wanted to thank you all for the messages of support and love on this day, you did me very well and it was a big scare within what was the accident, everything went well," he said.

Despite the harrowing ordeal, Lanzini is still expected to be available for West Ham when they take on Everton in a Premier League cracker on Sunday, April 3.

West Ham in the Premier League this season

Under David Moyes, the Hammers have been very impressive so far this campaign, and are well on course to secure a European slot.

The Hammers are also in the Europa League last eight, where they will face French side Lyon on Thursday, April 7.

How West Ham star left expensive Lambo after France switch

Earlier, Sports Brief reported of how former West Ham star Diafra Sakho left his swanky £200,000, Lamborghini, at the club’s training ground when he departed the club in 2018.

It is unclear for how long the Lamborghini stayed at West Ham’s training ground but it was not the first time Sakho showed complete disregard for costly supercars.

Sakho spent four years at West Ham before making the switch to French side Rennes back in 2018, after slowly falling out of favour at the club.

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.