Revealed: Marcus Rashford crashed his £700,000 Range Rover into a car driven by a 74-year-old grandmother – who he ‘immediately checked was fine before exchanging details’
- The woman was returning home after babysitting her granddaughter
Marcus Rashford crashed his £700,000 Range Rover into a car driven by a 74-year-old grandmother, who he immediately checked to see if all was well before exchanging insurance details, it is reported.
The football star crashed his swanky car outside Manchester United’s training ground in Carrington around midnight last Saturday, damaging both cars and mowing down a camera pole at a traffic light.
The attacker and the woman, who was reportedly returning from babysitting, were firedprobably left shocked and a breath analysis was carried out on the spot by police officers.
However, no arrests were made and police officers did not call an ambulance for the female driver because she did not want to go to hospital.
A source said The sun: ‘Both drivers were very shocked. Marcus immediately checked if everything was okay with the woman and exchanged information.’
Another added: ‘The woman was on her way home from babysitting her granddaughter. She is a careful, careful driver, and even more so when it is raining – and it was.
Marcus Rashford crashed his £700,000 Range Rover into a car driven by a 74-year-old grandmother
Rashford’s motorbike (pictured) and the elderly woman’s car were both damaged in the impact, which also saw the footballer mow down a camera pole at a traffic light
Rashford (left) was previously seen getting into his luxury Rolls Royce at a jewelers in Cheshire
‘The impact caused the airbags to go off. She was very shocked and confused. She’s not a football fan and had no idea who Marcus Rashford is.’
Maintenance engineer Peter Laycock, 36, saw the aftermath of the crash on his phone and arrived on the scene at around 12.20pm.
He explained that “lots of police” had blocked the road and asked vehicles to turn around because of the debris.
Mr Laycock said he saw people wearing United clothes as onlookers whispered ‘it’s Marcus Rashford’s car’.
Footage showed Rashford’s bumper being torn from the back as his hazard lights flashed.
The incident followed United’s 1-0 win over Burnley in a 60km/h zone at Carrington Spur, near the Aon training complex.
United captain Bruno Fernandes (right) was reportedly at the scene of the accident and offered his help
Police arrived on scene and diverted traffic away from the accident scene
A lamppost and traffic bollard appeared to have been damaged on the ground after appearing to be hit
Another eyewitness filming at the scene, who was diverted home by police as a result of Rashford’s crash, claimed Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was quick to check on his teammate as he too was on his way was home from training. ground.
Although Rashford is shaken by the crash, he avoided any injury and has not yet been ruled out of Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie with Crystal Palace.
The 25-year-old is an avid collector of luxury cars and has recently added a third Rolls Royce – a £560,000 Cullinan Blue Shadow – to his growing stable of supercars.
Other cars in Rashford’s expensive collection include a £280,000 McLaren 765 Long Tail and a £350,000 Lamborghini Urus Performante.