Usain Bolt involved in car crash

USAIN Bolt has been admitted to hospital after a car crash in Jamaica.

NEW CAR: Usain Bolt took delivery of his BMW M3 before Christmas - it was a gift from his sponsors Puma

The Olympic champion sprinter and a female passenger are not thought to be seriously injured, according to police official David Sherriff.

However, he added that the BMW M3, which was being driven by Bolt, was extensively damaged. 

Eyewitnesses claim that Bolt lost control of the car on the wet surface and ended up in a ditch. 

Bolt's manager, Norman Peart, said a decision would be made about his competition schedule in the 'next 48 hours'.

Bolt was scheduled to compete at this weekend's Jamaica International event and the 150m street race in Manchester on May 17th.

"We are all just very relieved he's OK and everybody is fine," said Peart.

Bolt was given the BMW as gift from sponsors Puma, following his triple gold success at last year’s Beijing Olympics.

In a press conference just days after the Games, Puma’s chief executive, Jochen Zeitz, presented him with a toy car – and promised the real thing would follow.

"Usain, I'm not sure we can top the medals you won this week, but we didn't want you to miss out on a birthday celebration," said Zeitz. 

"So, we would like to present you with a special gift that we heard you've had your eye on in Jamaica. It's a fully-loaded BMW M3, and we'll be sending you the real thing when you get home."

Bolt finally took delivery of the car - which was customised to fit his height - before Christmas.