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Andros Townsend avoids serious injury after pitch-roller incident in Thailand

The former England and Tottenham forward was reportedly run over by a pitch roller, according to Al Jazeera.

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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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Former England and Tottenham forward Andros Townsend reportedly avoided serious injury after being run over by a pitch roller in Thailand.

Al Jazeera reported the incident on 20 September, but did not specify when or where in Thailand it occurred.

The report also provided no details about the circumstances of the incident, any minor injuries Townsend may have sustained or whether he received medical treatment.

Townsend is a former England international and Tottenham player. The supplied report’s assessment that he avoided serious injury has not been independently verified.

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