Horrifying moment Andros Townsend is run over by pitch roller before Thai football match

Andros Townsend returned to his feet and played after being run over by a pitch roller

Ex-England and Tottenham footballer Andros Townsend somehow escaped without serious injury after being run over by a pitch roller in a horrifying moment in Thai football.

Townsend joined Thai outfit PT Prachuap from Kanchanaburi Power just last month and was preparing for the side’s top-flight match with Pattani on Saturday when the incident occurred.

The 35-year-old, who won 13 caps for the Three Lions, was warming up with his team-mates at the time and appeared oblivious to the slow-moving vehicle heading approaching him from the touchline...