UPDATE - How lucky was Nicklas Bendtner to walk away without serious injury? See for yourself……

Danish International Nicklas Bendtner will be unavailable for Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Olympiakos after the 21 year old crashed his Aston Martin on the A1 and suffered minor injuries.

Via Guardian

It is understood no other vehicle was involved in the incident and a Hertfordshire police spokesman said: “We were called at 10.15am to a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision. A black Aston Martin vehicle had left the road. The driver was not seriously injured.”

His manager Arsène Wenger said today: “Nicklas did not practise because he had a car accident. Fortunately there was no real long-term damage, but he was bruised and we thought it better he did not train. He should be back for Sunday’s game [against Blackburn].”

The East of England Ambulance Service said he had a “very lucky escape” suffering a pain in his shoulder and grazes on one of his knees.

“When the ambulance crew arrived at the scene they found a car which was badly damaged after it collided with the hard shoulder fence and a tree,” a spokesman said. “A man who we believe to be 21-years-old received minor injuries. Following a check over by paramedics, he did not require to go to hospital.”