2026-07-05 09:30:04
Michail Antonio still has no memory of his horror car smash.
The former West Ham forward was hospitalised for over three weeks with a broken leg after stormy weather caused his Ferrari to smash into a tree in Epping Forest in December 2024, and he thinks his family “lived” the nightmare more than he did because he can’t even recall the physical pain he was in.
He told FourFourTwo magazine: “I have no memory of it.
“I only know what I’ve been told about it, that I got found by a dog walker and the first responders who got there said I was in the back of the car.
“I was awake, but one leg was a quarter smaller than the other because it was completely shattered and raised up…
“It doesn’t feel like I lived the crash though – I don’t remember any pain.
“As much as I was the one who was in the accident, it was my family who actually lived it, who were sent the photos of the accident, who had to rush to the hospital to see me and speak to the doctors to find out how I was. I don’t remember any of that.”
Michail only realised what a lucky escape he’d had when he saw the wreckage of his car.
He added: “Later, when I went to see the car and the condition it was in, that hit me right in the gut.
“It made me emotional and believe that, honestly, I could have not been here today.”
The sportsman “shocked” himself by returning to international duty with Jamaica just six months after the crash.
He said: “It was amazing, I absolutely loved it.
“I actually shocked myself with how fast I was able to do it, and I was lucky to do it that quickly, because West Ham didn’t give me a new contract, so I needed to prove to people that I was able to get back out onto the field.
“I’m extremely grateful to God for giving me that opportunity.”
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