Usain Bolt was involved in a minor car crash shortly before dawn on Sunday in his homeland of Jamaica, but the world's fastest man was not hurt.
Publicist Carole Beckford said the three-time Olympic champion was returning from a party with friends in the early hours of the morning. when he was involved in a 'fender bender' in Jamaica's capital of Kingston.
'There were no injuries at all. He is fine and resting at home,' Ms Beckford told The Associated Press in Jamaica.
Police in the Half-Way-Tree area where the accident took place say they are still investigating, but it appears that the sprinting champ somehow lost control of his black BMW and swerved into guard rails shortly after 5 a.m. local time.
Fellow Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell was traveling in another car at the time and was at the scene of Bolt's accident.
'My friend and countryman @usainbolt is ok after a fender bender,' Powell's Twitter account said on Sunday morning.
The athlete's Twitter feed dispelled rumors that he was also hurt: 'Contrary to the news, I was in another car.'
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Bolt and Powell had just returned to Jamaica after competing at the Diamond League meet in Norway.
At that meet, Bolt recovered from a poor start to win the 100 meters in 9.79 seconds, beating Powell by 0.06 seconds.
Bolt remains undefeated this year. The Jamaican star hasn't lost since failing to defend his title in the 2011 world championships in South Korea after being disqualified in the final for a false start
However this is not the first time the sprinter is crashing a car, he had a car crash in Jamaica in 2009. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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