Jack Grealish was pictured at the scene (Picture: Twitter)
Jack Grealish was pictured at the scene (Picture: Twitter)

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish admits he’s ‘deeply embarrassed’ after the midfielder was pictured at the scene of a car crash after defying lockdown measures in the UK to meet a friend.

On Sunday morning, a white Range Rover collided with two parked vehicles in Solihull, Birmingham and Grealish was pictured next to the car.

A day earlier, Grealish uploaded a video onto his Twitter account in which he urged people to ‘stay home, protect the NHS and save lives’.

The 24-year-old has now admitted that he was present at the scene after ‘stupidly’ agreeing to meet a friend.

ange Rover was left on double yellow lines(Credits: PA)
The Range Rover was left on double yellow lines(Credits: PA)

‘I just want to do a quick video message just to say how deeply embarassed I am about what happened this weekend,’ said Grealish.

‘I know it’s a tough time for everyone at the moment, being locked indoors for so long.I obviously got a call from a friend asking to go round to his and I stupidly agreed to do so.I don’t want anyone to make the same mistake I did.

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‘I urge everyone to stay at home and follow the rules and guidelines with what we’ve been asked to do.I know for a fact I’ll be doing that in the near future now. I urge everyone to do the same.

‘I hope everyone can accept my apology and we can move on from this and hopefully in the future we can all be out enjoying ourselves again once this has all boiled over.’

Aston Villa have now released a statement expressing their disappointment in their club captain.

‘Aston Villa is deeply disappointed that one of our players ignored the Government’s guidance on staying at home during the Coronavirus crisis,’ a statement read.

‘Club Captain Jack Grealish has accepted that his decision to leave his house was wrong and entirely unnecessary. It breached the government guidelines which are clear and should be adhered to by everybody. 

‘The player will be disciplined and fined with the proceeds donated to The University Hospitals Charity in Birmingham.’

In a statement after the incident, West Midlands police said: ‘We were called to Waterside, Dickens Heath, just before 10am to reports that a Range Rover had crashed into two parked cars in the street.

‘The driver left his details with a member of the public at the scene before leaving on foot, and will be spoken to by police in due course. Minor damage was caused to the parked vehicles.

‘Officers are investigating the circumstances and anyone with information has been asked to get in touch.’

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