Ian Wright in car accident on way to MOTD studio with emergency services called

Ian Wright ended up in a car accident whilst on his way to the MOTD studio with emergency services having to be called, says the pundit.

The Arsenal legend, shared an photo of himself at the side of the motorway after appearing to be involved in an accident on the M56.

Wright, 58, thankfully looks to have come out of the incident unscathed, impressive especially considering the storm battering the country.

Ian Wright was on his way to Manchester, where the studio is based, in adverse weather conditions to appear on BBC Match of the Day on Saturday night, when the accident occurred.

He was able to tweet a selfie of himself with a slight grin on the side of the motorway with the wreckage in the background, indicating that he was lucky not to be injured.

He accompanied the snap with the message: “Not a straightforward trip up for @BBCMOTD!

“Thankfully nobody was hurt.

“Be careful out there, lots of water on the road.

“Thank you to my amazing driver Jay and the brilliant emergency services 🙏🏾

“See you tonight 😁📺⚽”

Twitter users reacted over Ian Wright in a car accident on his way to the MOTD studio with emergency services called…

@ben_pxrker_: So it was you holding us up… all jokes aside glad you’re okay uncle Ian, see you on the TV tonight 🤝😁⚽️

@CraigSmee87: Went past this this morning. Thought it was u but thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. Looked a bad one outside lane. Hope you’re ok.

@dan_j_smith: Glad we could help you out and you were both ok 👍🏻🚒 ⚽

@JessCoo10267891: Wrighty glad you and driver are safe! Big respect to you Arsenal legend 👏 🙌 🙏

@JessForbes15: Oh dear, hope all ok, take care @IanWright0 ❤

@jasonmiller_art: Damn wrighty! So long as everyone is ok

@REDactionAFC: Stay safe, King 👑

@Wrightie7: Bloody hell Wrighty!!! Glad all ok.

@AFCPreye: Thank God everyone is safe.

@davidthesky: Protect this man at all costs. Much love Wrighty, glad no one got hurt. ❤️

@mymanyas: Love that you’re smiling even in a bad situation! Says a lot about your positive mindset. Keep smiling and never change 😊

Britain has felt the devastating effects of Storm Eunice over the last 24 hours.

Almost half a million people have been left without power, and while matches has been postponed, Tottenham and Burnley also had their pre-match flights cancelled on Friday.

Meanwhile, Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno shared an image of his garden after a tree fell down – only just missing the side of his house.

The German posted an image of a tree having fallen on its side in his yard captioned ‘oh well’.

He shared another of a tree lying next to his house, adding: “close”.

Storm Eunice also caused the roof of Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium to pulsate as the country was battered by strong winds, London having a red weather warning for the first time in years/

The full impact of the storm was on show at Spurs’ £1.2billion stadium as Channel 4 reporter Paul McNamara uploaded a video visibly showed the roof of the stadium moving up and down due to the gusts.

Thankfully, there was no cause for concern for Tottenham fans as the stadium is in fact specially designed to deal with extreme conditions, with a cable net structure in place allowing movement.

On their website, the engineers of the roof, Schlaich Bergermann Partner, discussed how the ground has been designed.

“The outer south facade, composed of aluminium panels, is supported by the main roof structure,” it read.

“Acting as an interface between stadium superstructure and roof structure, the facade is designed to compensate for large movements.”

POSTPONED MATCHES:

Championship

AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
Blackburn Rovers v Millwall

League One

Crewe Alexandra v Portsmouth
Fleetwood Town v Lincoln City
Shrewsbury Town v Morecambe

League Two

Exeter City v Barrow
Harrogate Town v Leyton Orient
Salford City v Crawley Town

National League

Altrincham v Weymouth
FC Halifax Town v Dover Athletic
King’s Lynn Town v Bromley
Yeovil Town v Dagenham & Redbridge

See the full list HERE.