Three times Balotelli cheated death in car accidents
Former A.C Milan star Mario Balotelli was involved in a near-fatal accident in Brescia.
Although the Audi R8 he was driving was severely damaged, the Italian striker thankfully escaped without any serious injuries.
But Thursday’s accident was not the only time Balotelli cheated death.
August 29, 2010
Balotelli’s need for speed did not start today. It manifests itself in his love for sports cars.
Then a Manchester City player, Mario Balotelli was unlucky when his powerful £110,000 Audi R8, collided with a BMW.
Balotelli’s day-old Audi R8 had to be towed away
The unfortunate incident happened while Balotelli, who joined City from Inter Milan for £23 million, was driving to the club’s Carrington training ground.
Balotelli later revealed that the incident happened only a day after had had bought the car.
Broken Bentley
The next accident happened on April 5, 2012.
This time, it was with was with his £140,000 white Bentley. The Bentley Continental GT collided with a Vauxhall Corsa in the Manchester city center.
The Bentley GT before it was damaged
Just like before, Balotelli escaped unhurt but a female passenger in his car was taken to hospital ‘as a precaution’.
November nightmare
Balotelli may have forged a habit of cheating death but last night was his closest shave yet.
Balotelli lost control of his Audi R8, careering into a wall in Orzinuovi, near his hometown in Brescia. The unfortunate incident shortly after 8 PM.
Balotelli’s Audi R8 was significantly damaged
Balotelli was helped out of the car and had to receive first aid treatment from the paramedics who were present at the scene.
Although he did not sustain any serious injuries, Balotelli had to limp away due to the impact of the crash.
🚨 Mario Balotelli has a car accident in Brescia: he is unharmed.
Reports indicate that the Italian football player refused to undergo a breathalyzer test pic.twitter.com/1wxJQbF1Zv
— MARCA in English 🇺🇸 (@MARCAinENGLISH) November 23, 2023
A local police officer claimed that the former Manchester City and Inter Milan forward had refused to undergo a breathalyzer test despite requests by the police.
Balotelli had been allowed to travel home by Adana Demirspor in order to continue his recovery from an injury. Balotelli signed for the Turkish based club in September.
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