A drunk West Ham fan has been left in a critical condition after falling out of minibus with 1.5 grams of cocaine on him, say reports.
A West Ham supporter is spending time in hospital after falling from a moving vehicle ahead of the Europa Conference League match against AEK Larnaca in Cyprus.
After a positive drug test, the driver of the vehicle was arrested and the 38-year old victim is currently in Nicosia General Hospital.
The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon along the PaphosβLimassol highway with police quickly arriving at the scene.
Police confirmed that they are currently investigating the incident with six people being inside the minibus at that time.
One of them reportedly had fallen out of the back window while he was in possession cocaine, allegedly trying to get on the roof. He was taken to hospital where he remains stable but in critical condition.
West Ham fan, 38, in critical condition after falling out of a moving minibus in Cyprus, while drunk and in possession of 1.5 grams of cocaine, before their game against AEK Larnaca – Daily Mail
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After a preliminary drug test proved to be positive, the driver was taken into custody. However, he wasn’t under any alcohol influence.
A police statement on the incident read: βOne of the 38-year-old passengers, who was in the back seat, appears to have opened the window of the car and sat on it, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the road.
βAn ambulance was called to the scene, which initially transported the 38-year-old to the Limassol General Hospital and then, due to the seriousness of his condition, to the Nicosia General Hospital where he is being treated in a critical but stable condition.
βThe 38-year-old was found in possession of four packages containing a quantity of a solid substance believed to be cocaine, with a total weight of one-and-a-half grams.
βThe 32-year-old driver of the vehicle was subjected to a breathalyser test with a zero reading, while in a preliminary drug test, the reading was positive.β
West Ham supporters have flown out to Cyprus in large numbers to continue their European adventure on a Mediterranean island.
The Hammers go up against AEK Larnaca as they attempt to build on last season’s success in the Europa League semi-finals and progress to the Europa Conference League with a last 16 clash to play out.
David Moyes, currently under huge pressure to pick up wins, admitted that he looks forward to the challenge ahead, with this being an opportunity to win a trophy, hopefully a boost for him and his players should they get there.
βTo win any trophy being a manager or a player, very few get that opportunity,β he said.
βJose Mourinho showed how much it meant to him, heβs a serial winner. We wanted desperately to win the Europa League. Weβve got a job to do to reach a quarter-final now and I think that would be seen as a hell of an achievement to do that two years in a row.β
Kick-off in Cyprus is at 5:45pm on Thursday evening with the second leg at the London Stadium to be played next week.
Twitter users reacted after reports claim a drunk West Ham fan is in a critical condition after falling out of a minibus with cocaine on him…
@PerthWhuMuseum: Fxck,I hope heβs gets better! π₯²βββπ
@PrettyBubbles65: Just pray he’ll be ok ππβοΈ
@A_A_L_1986: Oh bloody hell.
@JhobbsyRush: How awful hope they’re ok
@bobclark56: Embarrassing π hope he pulls through , madness
@CN04_: Hope they make a full recovery but that is fucking stupid
@RyseHamilton: Another normal day in West Ham
@HammersEldon: Awful news coming out of Cyprus today. Stay safe hammers
@westhamtransfer: 1 normal day as a West Ham fan is all we ask for.
@ocwhu: Wtf is wrong with people
@tent_malcom: Flipping hell. ππ» I hope he gets better soon.
@StuartEdwards4: Hope he pulls through ok π€π€β
@woodstockiron: Hope the fella is alright
@SBMOUTWHU: What a bunch of dickheads
@foreverayellow: incredibly sad to hear about the west ham fan out in cyprus, but christ it sounded like an accident waiting to happen for all in that group. how can you be so mindless. hoping for a speedy recovery, hope the fan pulls through and use this as a lesson learned
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