West Ham have issued a statement confirming Antonio’s car crash. West Ham star Michail Antonio was trapped inside his Ferrari for 45 minutes after crashing it into a tree.
Fire fighters fought to rescue the West Ham striker by using cutting equipment after the horrific accident.
Fire crews were called to High Road in Epping Forest, Essex, at 1.02pm today where they found the 34-year-old trapped inside his car. He was eventually cut free at 1.45pm by a team of rescuers and taken to hospital.
Sources added that he may have suffered injuries to both legs and damaged a femur and he is being examined by doctors in a central London Hospital.
Photos taken at the scene of the crash show extensive damage to the right hand side of a grey Ferrari.
Shortly after the images began to circulate on social media, West Ham confirmed the Jamaican international had been involved in a crash.
In a recent statement, the club confirmed that the player is ‘conscious’ after being taken to hospital.
West Ham have confirmed forward Michail Antonio has been involved in a car accident
Another image appears to show the Premier League star’s smashed up vehicle. Another image appears to show the Premier League star’s smashed up vehicle. A full statement from the club reads: ‘West Ham United can confirm that Michail Antonio is in a stable condition following a road traffic accident this afternoon in the Essex area.
‘Michail is conscious and communicating and is currently under close supervision at a central London hospital.
‘At this difficult time, we kindly ask everyone to respect the privacy of Michail and his family.
‘The Club will make no further comment this evening, but will issue a further update in due course.’
Essex Police is now appealing for dash cam footage as officers investigate the serious collision in Epping on Coppice Row which took place shortly after 12.50pm. It is believed to be a single vehicle collision and the Ferrari has since been recovered and is no longer on the scene.
Essex Police said that an investigation into the crash will now be carried out by the Roads Policing unit. The Hammers were not in action on Saturday and host Wolves on Monday evening.
The Premier League player had previously been involved in a car crash on Christmas Day back in 2019.
The footballer had crashed his £210,000 Lamborghini Huracan into a bin shed of a family home in Balham, south London while dressed as a snowman after losing control of his car.
Antonio previously opened up about the financial consequences of the crash.
‘I was struggling to get insurance this year,’ he said three years ago. ‘No-one wanted to insure me!
‘I had to go to a specialist insurance company, so my insurance this year is a madness! I’ve got a G63 now. They were offering me £10,000 for an [Audi] A3 to insure, or get a G63 and pay double the price but get to drive a G63 instead of an A3.
‘I’d rather pay £20,000 and drive a G63 rather than pay £10,000 and drive an A3.
‘It was Christmas Day. Still to this day it has hurt me. I miss that car. Basically, I was driving but it was a slippery road. ‘In the car it corners nicely and holds the road, so I was going 30-35mph on a 30mph road. As it holds corners I think I don’t need to break, I’m just going to go round the corner like I do all the time.
