A fire chief has said those involved in a horror car crash in Germany that sent three of Harry Kane’s children to hospital were “very lucky” not to be seriously injured in the collision.
The England captain’s children Louis, three, Vivienne, five, and Ivy, seven, were all traveling in a Mercedes van when it collided with a Renault near Schäftlarn in Munich on Monday afternoon.
They were taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for a check-up and did not suffer serious injuries. Kane’s wife, Kate, and his fourth child, Henry, who was born in August, are not believed to have been in the van.
A spokesman for Kane has said his family is “fine” following the crash, which saw the air ambulance rush to take people injured in the crash to hospital, as police said everyone involved suffered “minor injuries.” “.
The head of the Hohenschäftlarn Volunteer Fire Department, Daniel Buck, told BBC News that all the cars “suffered a lot of damage” and the first thing they saw “was a lot of injured people in all the cars.”
Louis (center) is three years old, while Vivienne (right) is five and Ivy (left) is seven years old.
The Mercedes van is shown here after the accident on Monday at around 5.15pm.
Kane’s three children were traveling in a Mercedes van that collided with a Renault (right)
He said there was good news as “no one suffered really serious injuries, more minor injuries” such as neck pain, which is often the result of a car accident.
“Thank God no one was really hurt,” he added. “It was really lucky for all the people.”
The incident is understood to have taken place in Bavaria, close to where Kane plays for Bayern Munich, as the 30-year-old striker was flying to London with his team ahead of their Champions League clash against Arsenal.
The accident occurred on Monday at 5:15 p.m., when the car collided with the van in which the children were traveling, which was trying to turn onto the highway access road, according to German media. image reports.
“There was an accident but the children are fine and none of them were injured,” a spokesperson for Kane told Mail Sport.
‘There are no injuries at all. They went to the hospital for a routine check-up.’
Bild reported that the Renault was driven by a 20-year-old woman, who was traveling with a three-year-old child and two adults aged 43 and 48.
Meanwhile, behind the wheel of the Mercedes van was a 24-year-old German woman.
The accident caused the Renault to skid on the road and collide with a Land Rover, driven by a 62-year-old woman, before coming to a stop.
Police told Bild that all eight occupants of the vehicles suffered minor injuries due to the accident and were taken to hospital by ambulance and one woman was taken to hospital by helicopter.
The incident took place on Monday afternoon in the Munich neighborhood, next to the A95.
Emergency services arrived at the scene and took all eight passengers to hospital.
Harry Kane pictured with his wife Kate and children Louis, Vivienne and Ivy after winning the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup.
Photos from the scene show the Mercedes truck with its hood collapsed due to the impact of the accident. Emergency services had spread sand on the road to absorb the car oil spilled in the collision.
The van’s airbags had deployed due to the impact of the crash.
The front right side of the Renault’s bonnet showed significant signs of impact damage and the wheel on that side of the car was off axis.
Several emergency service vehicles can be seen at the scene after the crash, with photos showing four ambulances and two fire trucks present alongside firefighters.
The accident blocked the junction with the A95 motorway while authorities attended to it.
The Munich police said in a statement: “On Monday, April 8, 2024, at around 5:15 p.m., a 20-year-old Munich resident was driving a Renault car on state road 2071 in the direction of the A95.
People aged 48, 43 and 3 (all of them residents of Munich) were also traveling in the 20-year-old’s car.
‘At the same time, a 24-year-old resident of the Munich district was also driving a Mercedes on state road 2071 in the opposite direction.
“Three children aged between five and seven were traveling in the 24-year-old’s vehicle (all of them lived in the Munich district).”
Three of Harry Kane’s children were reportedly injured in a serious car accident in Germany on Monday afternoon.
Emergency services at the accident scene in Schäftlarn, Munich, on Monday afternoon
Three of Kane’s four children, Ivy (left), Louis (center) and Vivienne (right), were involved in a car accident outside Munich on Monday.
The statement added: “At the junction with the A95, the 20-year-old wanted to turn left onto the motorway slip road. The 20-year-old’s car collided with the car of the 24-year-old who was following. opposite direction.
“As a result, the car of the 20-year-old young man began to skid and collided with another Land Rover belonging to a 62-year-old man who lives in the Munich district and was at the exit of the access road to the A95 motorway.
‘All occupants of the vehicles involved suffered minor injuries as a result of the collision. They were transferred, among other means, to hospitals and emergency services. The 62-year-old woman went to the doctor herself.
“There was material damage worth tens of thousands of euros.”
All eight passengers in the three vehicles involved suffered minor injuries as a result of the collision and were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
When the accident occurred, Kane had just landed in London ahead of Bayern’s quarter-final first leg against Arsenal.
Making his first club appearance in England since leaving Spurs for Bayern in the summer in a £100m deal, Kane scored his side’s second goal in a 2-2 draw.