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Ex-Premier League star in terrifying automobile crash as SUV ploughs into parked automobiles

Former Watford striker M’Baye Niang was taken to hospital after smashing his automobile in an accident.

The Senegal worldwide, 29, spent half a season on mortgage at Vicarage Road throughout the 2016/17 season, scoring two objectives in 16 video games. He at present performs for Serie A aspect Empoli, on mortgage from Turkish membership Adana Demirspor.

On Tuesday (Feb 20) morning Niang’s Mercedes SUV collided with a number of parked automobiles within the city of Empoli, close to Florence whereas he was on his option to coaching. Thankfully, the ahead escaped with only a few bumps and bruises, however was transported to hospital as a precaution.

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Empoli sporting director Pietro Accardi mentioned of the incident: “M’Baye Niang advised us promptly about the accident that took place. As a club we know that since the lad’s arrival at Empoli he has usually gone out early each morning, to join a prayer group with others who practise the same faith as him.

“The participant then returned dwelling. M’Baye is effectively. He handed all the conventional exams from the competent authorities.”



M'Baye Niang celebrates scoring for Watford in 2017
M’Baye Niang scored twice in 16 video games for Watford whereas on mortgage there throughout the 16/17 season

Niang took half in coaching later within the day and is anticipated to be match for Saturday’s relegation six-pointer towards Sassuolo. Empoli are sixteenth in Serie A, two factors above Seventeenth-placed Sassuolo and 18th-placed Verona.

Niang has scored twice in two appearances for the membership since arriving on mortgage final month. He’s spent a lot of his profession in Italy, having represented AC Milan, Genoa and Torino. He’s additionally performed in France, Turkey and briefly in Saudi Arabia.

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The France-born goalscorer additionally has a historical past of motoring mishaps. He landed a motoring ban in Italy aged 17 for driving with out a licence – and pretended to the authorities that he was a Milan team-mate of his – in 2012.

He additionally crashed his Ferrari right into a tree whereas at Montpellier in 2014, and acquired a suspended 18-month jail time period for an alleged hit-and-run incident that left 11 individuals injured. Two years after that the attacker suffered ankle and shoulder accidents after one other automobile smash.