The day Cristiano Ronaldo was close to Death

The day Cristiano Ronaldo came close to death. In his Manchester United days, he narrowly escaped unhurt after crashing his Ferrari into a roadside barrier. He was on his way to the training ground when it happened and horrific photographs later emerged of the battered car. Luckily for him, witnesses said he got out of the car and stood beside the wreckage, apparently not injured in the 2009 accident. The accident happened in the tunnel which takes traffic under the airport runways between Wilmslow and Hale, Cheshire at about 10.20am when the 23-year-old football player at the time crashed into the barrier. Ronaldo was on his way to training when the accident occurred, but he later arrived at the ground and took part in the training session. The car, registered in his home country of Portugal, is part of a fleet owned by Ronaldo. The Portuguese winger was spoken to at the scene by police investigating the incident. It was understood no other vehicles were involved, but the aftermath of the crash was seen by a fellow United player. The United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was travelling behind Ronaldo at the wheel of his Bentley at the time of the accident. It is understood the players were making their way from their homes in Cheshire to United's Carrington training complex. A witness described how the front edge of the sports car had been demolished while one of the front wheels had sheared off and could be seen 200 yards away. A rear tyre was flat. The witness said I got there just after the accident had happened and saw the state of the car. It was amazing that he got out of that without a scratch. A spokesman for the Greater Manchester Police said We are investigating a road traffic collision in the airport tunnel on the A538. It appears a Ferrari has collided with a barrier in the tunnel. Enquiries are continuing. The driver is being spoken to at the scene. He does not appear to have been injured. United confirmed the incident had taken place and that the Ballon d'Or winner was unhurt. A club spokesman said He was involved in an incident this morning. No other cars were involved. He's fine and he's training as normal with the team this morning. Unsurprisingly, Cristiano's Ferrari was never repaired, but despite his accident, he has not been afraid to get back behind the wheel. He is now the owner of the most expensive car in the world.