Manchester City's Mario Balotelli emerges unscathed from car accident

Posted Sunday, August 29, 2010 by theguardian.com

Manchester City's Mario Balotelli emerges unscathed from car accident
Mario Balotelli trained with Manchester City after the crash but will not be involved at Sunderland on Sunday.

The Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has emerged unscathed from a car crash this morning, police have confirmed.

The 20-year-old, who joined City for £25m from Internazionale this month, was driving his Audi A8 when it collided with another car. Balotelli was uninjured in the crash but was breathalysed in accordance with standard practice.

Police were called to the scene in Chester Road, Hulme, and spoke to Balotelli and the driver of a BMW. They checked the striker's documentation, which was all in order. Police are no longer investigating.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "At 9.45am today we were called to Chester Road in Hulme to reports of a two-car collision. Officers attended and found a black BMW had been in collision with an Audi A8. Nobody was injured. Both cars were damaged and removed from the scene."

Balotelli was later able to train with his team-mates but he will not travel to the game at Sunderland tomorrow because of an existing knee injury.