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'I thought I was done' - Townsend opens up on 'terrifying' moment he was run over by pitch roller in Thailand

Former England winger Andros Townsend has narrowly escaped serious injury after being run over by a heavy pitch roller in Thailand. The PT Prachuap star was participating in a half-time warm-up when the bizarre incident occurred, leaving his team-mates in absolute disbelief.

Townsend jokes after bizarre pitch roller collision in Thailand

Former England winger Andros Townsend made light of a terrifying ordeal after being struck by an out-of-control pitch roller ahead of a Thai League 1 fixture on Saturday. The 35-year-old miraculously escaped catastrophic damage before coming off the bench for PT Prachuap, later joking that visits to Stoke City were preferable to the freak accident.

Former England star Andros Townsend survives pitch roller accident

Former England winger Andros Townsend miraculously escaped serious injury after being run over by a pitch roller before PT Prachuap's match in Thailand. Despite suffering hip and thigh damage in the horrifying incident, the 35-year-old remarkably featured off the bench in stoppage time.

Thailand's Rungrath Poomchantuek - 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Port FC	7	5	1	1	15	8	7	16	D W W W L
2	Prachuap FC	7	5	1	1	10	4	6	16	W D W W W
3	Bangkok United	8	5	1	2	13	6	7	16	W W D L W
4	Ayutthaya United FC	8	5	1	2	14	8	6	16	W W W L D
5	Buriram United	7	5	1	1	13	8	5	16	W L W W W

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