Trent Alexander-Arnold in minor crash as Storm Babet pulls up electricity pylon
The storm shows no signs of abating as it continued to batter the UK on Saturday, with three people dead and another red “danger to life” warning.
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Your support makes all the difference.Storm Babet disrupted football in England and Scotland on Saturday as adverse weather conditions swept the UK.
Ross County’s home match against St Mirren in the cinch Premiership was the latest fixture to be postponed north of the border.
And in England, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was involved in an accident after a 40ft electricity pylon smashed onto a car in front of the England international, according to The Sun.
The high voltage power line was pulled up by 70mph winds and landed in front of Alexander-Arnold’s black Range Rover near Knutsford, Cheshire, the newspaper reported.
Alexander-Arnold reportedly slammed on the brakes before colliding with a BMW X5. Cheshire police said nobody was injured in the incident.
The footballer’s agent was contacted by the PA news agency, but declined to comment on the story.
The storm showed no signs of abating as downpours continued to batter the UK on Saturday, with three people dead and another red “danger to life” warning in place.
After conversations with the SPFL and Police Scotland, the decision was taken to call the St Mirren game off on Saturday morning with supporters’ safety in mind.
A club statement said a new date and kick-off time would be rearranged in due course.
County’s match at the Global Energy Stadium became the first fixture to be called off on Saturday but several others were already postponed on Friday, including Aberdeen’s home game against Dundee and Motherwell’s trip to St Johnstone.
Other Saturday fixtures to have fallen include Mansfield’s home clash with Forest Green in Sky Bet League Two, and Altrincham’s match against Dorking in the Vanarama National League.
Chesterfield’s home fixture against Gateshead has also been called off “on the recommendation of various external partner agencies”.
The Scottish Championship game between Arbroath and Raith Rovers – in the worst-hit area of Angus – was called off, as was Greenock’s match against Inverness.
Cove Rangers against Montrose in League One was also postponed along with two games in League Two – Elgin versus Forfar and Stenhousemuir against Peterhead.
Saturday’s race card at Market Rasen was also postponed due to standing water on areas of the track.
An inspection was held on Friday but the race course confirmed after 50mm of rainfall in the area that the decision was made to abandon the meeting.
Rotherham’s Championship game with Ipswich, scheduled to be played on Friday night, was also postponed due to the stormy conditions.
The area was hit with torrential rain which caused the River Don, which runs behind the AESSEAL New York Stadium, to burst its banks which left areas around the stadium flooded.