Former Premier League winger Andros Townsend was involved in a bizarre accident in Thailand on Saturday when he was run over by an out of control pitch roller.
Townsend, most famously of Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace during his Premier League days, was warming up before a match for Thai club PT Prachuap when the incident happened. A member of the pitch staff was driving the roller onto the field while the players were out practicing prior to kickoff. In trying to control a ball in one of the drills, Townsend inadvertently strayed into its path and ended up being mowed down when the machine couldn’t stop of turn.
