Soccer-Trabzonspor goalkeeper Onana escapes injury in car crash in Turkey


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Super Lig - Galatasaray v Trabzonspor - Rams Park, Istanbul, Turkey - November 1, 2025 Trabzonspor's Andre Onana in action with Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

ANKARA, Oct ⁠23 (Reuters) - Trabzonspor goalkeeper Andre Onana escaped ⁠injury after being involved in ‌a multi-vehicle traffic accident in northern Turkey following his team's UEFA Conference League match on ​Thursday, Turkish media reported.

The ⁠30-year-old Cameroon international, ⁠who is on loan from Manchester United, ⁠was ‌driving home with his family after the 2-0 victory ⁠over Scottish side Hearts when the ​accident occurred ‌in the Yomra district of Trabzon, ⁠local ​news outlet 61Saat said.

Another vehicle struck Onana's car from behind, pushing it ⁠into a vehicle ahead, the ​report said. Onana and his family escaped unharmed, while club officials went to ⁠the scene to check on his condition.

Trabzonspor president Ertugrul Dogan confirmed that Onana was in good condition following ​the accident, according to ⁠media reports. The goalkeeper joined the ​Turkish club on loan ‌from Manchester United in ​2025.

(Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Editing Daren Butler and Ken Ferris)

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