The forward
Ciro Immobile
, captain of Lazio and goalscorer for the
Italian National Team
, suffered a car accident in Rome this Sunday, in which he was traveling with his two daughters, when he collided with a tram that would have jumped a red light and that it caused a
"compound fracture of the eleventh right rib"
.
"The Lazio medical team communicates that today, after a traffic accident, the footballer Ciro Immobile has suffered a thoracic trauma to the spine and a compound fracture of the eleventh right rib," explained his club
.
Photo: EFE/EPA/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI
"The conditions are currently good. The footballer remains under observation in the medical emergency department directed by Professor Francesco Franceschi of the Agostino Gemelli IRCCS University Hospital in Rome
," Lazio completed.
The accident took place in Piazza Cinque Giornate at around 8:30 this Sunday and, despite the fact that there were no serious injuries, the front of the footballer's car and the tram were damaged due to the force of the impact.
The striker, after reporting what happened to the authorities and verifying that the situation was under control, was transferred to the Gemelli hospital for medical examinations.
Photo: EFE/EPA/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI
Immobile, according to local media reports, explained to the Police that the tram was to blame for the accident
when it ran a red light
.
Immobile's eldest daughter went with him to the Gemelli hospital, while the youngest was transferred to the Bambino Gesu hospital.
In addition, the tram driver was also injured and was transferred to the Umberto I hospital, while the passengers who were in the public vehicle were referred to various health centers in the capital with minor injuries.
Photo: REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
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