Arsenal centre-back Per Mertesacker escaped unhurt after his car reportedly aquaplaned into the central reservation of the M1 motorway on Monday.
Sam Relph of the Daily Mirror wrote that the World Cup-winning defender lost control of the vehicle during torrential rain and skidded into the crash area on standing water. A club source quoted in the piece stated that Mertesacker was “shaken but unhurt” following the accident. Arsenal have also insisted he is fit to return to training.
Here's the statement from the source in full:
Per had an accident after he left training this morning [Monday] when he went onto the M1 returning home.