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Second Hull City player crashes near training ground

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Madden, R., & Lane, J. (2026, October 1). Second Hull City player crashes near training ground. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm89j90gv57vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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A Hull City midfielder, Lucas Gourna-Douath, was involved in a car crash near the club's training ground in Cottingham, East Yorkshire. The black Mercedes driven by Gourna-Douath overturned on Millhouse Woods Lane and reportedly hit another resident’s vehicle. No injuries were reported, but local residents expressed concerns about safety on this road, particularly during school hours when children are present. This incident follows a similar crash involving teammate Sorba Thomas in September.

Written by AI on 2026-10-01, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

In East Yorkshire, Lucas Gourna-Douath, a midfielder for Hull City, was involved in a car crash near the team's training ground on Millhouse Woods Lane in Cottingham. The incident occurred around 08:30 GMT and left his black Mercedes overturned and another resident’s car damaged. No injuries were reported, but locals expressed concern over safety, especially since the road lacks traffic calming measures despite recent crashes. Just weeks prior, Gourna-Douath's teammate Sorba Thomas had a similar accident on the same road. Residents like Paul Nickerson and long-time resident Tracey Evans have called for lower speed limits to prevent future incidents.

Written for “Car Accidents Near Football Ground” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Who wrote this

Richard Madden

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Jessica Lane

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Topics

BBC East Yorkshire Hull City's Mercedes Premier League

Subjects

BBC ORG · 2× East Yorkshire GPE · 2× Cottingham GPE · 1× Gourna-Douath's PERSON · 1× Hull City ORG · 1× Hull City's ORG · 1× Humberside Police ORG · 1× Lucas Gourna-Douath PERSON · 1× Mercedes ORG · 1× Premier League ORG · 1×

Narrative

Paul Nickerson, who lives on the road from where the incident took place, said: "I arrived just after it turned over because I heard the noise. "If it had happened a minute before, my wife was walking down the road with our kids taking them to school.

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2026-10-01 · BBC News

Second Hull City player crashes near training ground · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published A Premier League player has been involved in a car crash near Hull City's training ground weeks after a similar incident involving his teammate. asserted

player → publish → teammate

A black Mercedes, which the BBC understands belongs to midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath, 24, crashed on Millhouse Woods Lane in Cottingham, East Yorkshire. asserted

BBC → understand → Cottingham

Pictures of the scene show the car on its side. asserted

Pictures → show → side

One person told the BBC that the vehicle had also struck and damaged a resident's car. asserted

vehicle → tell → car

Hull City said the club was "aware of images circulating on social media following a road traffic accident near the training ground and can confirm that no one was harmed in the incident". asserted

one → say → incident

Humberside Police said emergency services were called at 08:30 GMT. asserted

services → say → GMT

In September, Gourna-Douath's team-mate Sorba Thomas was involved in a crash on the same road. asserted

mate → involve → road

kids → live → school

Tracey Evans, who has lived on the road for 19 years, said she has been asking for the speed limit to be reduced for about 10 years. asserted

limit → live → years

She said: "At that time, children are coming, going to school, the parents are coming back." asserted

parents → say → school

She added measures needed to be put in place "to avoid something happening in the future". asserted

something → add → future