David Beckham car crash: 'Star and son lucky to be alive after collision'

David Beckham car crash: 'Star and son lucky to be alive after collision'

David was picking up son Brooklyn

The 39-year-old was said to have been involved in the incident after picking his son Brooklyn up from the Arsenal training ground on Saturday

David Beckham is "lucky to be alive" after being involved in a car crash on Saturday.

The retired football player was collecting his eldest son Brooklyn, 15, from Arsenal's training ground in London on Saturday when a woman crashed her Mitsubishi into his Audi, and the pair of them are said to have had a lucky escape.

A witness revealed: "Beckham and Brooklyn are lucky to be alive. Beckham took the hit on the driver's side - it could have been a completely different story."

The 39-year-old - who also has sons Romeo, 12, and Cruz, nine, and three-year-old daughter Harper with fashion designer wife Victoria Beckham, 40 - was "massively apologetic" following the collision and is said to have given the female driver his jumper as she and her daughter waited for help.

David was well enough to attend last night's Evening Standard Theatre Awards

Pictures taken at the incident show Beckham's silver Audi with a smash to the right hand passenger door, while the other vehicle's bonnet is completely crushed.

David - who is reported to have hurt his shoulder in the accident - rushed to comfort the pair, who were later taken to hospital, after checking that Brooklyn was okay.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "Beckham was turning right and mustn't have seen the other car, or realised how fast it was travelling.

"She smacked into the side of him. It's a miracle no one was seriously hurt. Beckham was massively apologetic."

However, the former England captain recovered in time to escort wife Victoria to the Evening Standard Theatre Awards last night.

Victoria wore an elegant black dress, with a silk boned bustier, with huge sapphire drop earrings and a sapphire sparkler that would make Kate Middleton weep.

The black crepe gown from Victoria's own collection sells for £2,800 and features Victoria's signature zip detail along the back.

The event, which was held at the London Palladium, was co-hosted by Victoria’s pal, editor-in-chief of American Vogue Anna Wintour, Burberry chief creative and chief executive officer Christopher Bailey and Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev.

SOURCE: mirror.co.uk