Footballer walks away from car crash - and two days later scores a hat-trick

A Yorkshire footballer scored a hat-trick against Chelsea just 48 hours after miraculously walking away from the wreckage of a car crash.
Beth Mead in action.Picture by Joe SpenceBeth Mead in action.Picture by Joe Spence
Beth Mead in action.Picture by Joe Spence

Sunderland player Beth Mead said her life flashed before her eyes as she flipped her Seat Ibiza three times into a ditch on the North York Moors.

She walked away from the write-off with just cuts and bruises, but two days later cut a swathe through the defence of Chelsea Ladies in a 4-0 victory.

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“It was the worst experience of my life,” said the 20-year-old of the crash.

“I was just in a state of panic, it was flipping over and I just thought the worst was about to happen.”

The accident happened near her home in Hinderwell, near Whitby, when she swerved to avoid a deer.

“I spotted it on the road and just tried to avoid it but I clipped a sign – I just control and the next thing I know I’m going through the air.”

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She added: “I got through the night and had a medical the next day – I don’t think anybody gave me a chance to play.”

Ms Mead, who has represented her country at under-23 level, added: “I now appreciate every moment that I’m given.”