Maradona unhurt in car accident

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was unhurt when a sports utility vehicle he was travelling in crashed into a telephone booth, Argentine media reports said yesterday. Maradona declined to comment on whether he was involved in the crash yesterday...

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was unhurt when a sports utility vehicle he was travelling in crashed into a telephone booth, Argentine media reports said yesterday.

Maradona declined to comment on whether he was involved in the crash yesterday when asked by reporters.

A man described by Cronica TV as a witness to the accident said the vehicle ran a red light and spun out of control before ramming into a telephone booth.

"I saw Maradona and two other people leave walking," said the man, who was not identified.

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