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Crystal Palace's Pape Souare airlifted to hospital after motorway crash

Premier League footballer Pape Souare was airlifted to hospital following a horrific road crash.

The Crystal Palace defender was involved in the crash on the M4 near Heathrow Airport, west London yesterday.

Photos from the scene show a Mercedes G63, understood to belong to Souare, mangled on the motorway's central reservation.

This is the scene after a crash believed to have involved Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare
This is the scene after a crash believed to have involved Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare
Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare is understood to have been in a motorway crash
Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare is understood to have been in a motorway crash

Souare is said to have been flown to hospital, but his injuries are not life-threatening.