Wales’ Euro 2025 workforce bus has been concerned in a crash on the way in which to their coaching session at Enviornment St Gallen earlier than their match towards France.
The Soccer Affiliation of Wales (FAW) says all gamers and employees who have been on the bus have been unhurt, although an ambulance was on the scene attending to the motive force of one other automobile who was taken to hospital.
The Wales coaching session scheduled to be held on the stadium on Tuesday was been cancelled because of the crash, although head coach Rhian Wilkinson’s squad educated later within the day at their workforce base in Weinfelden, round half-hour from St Gallen.
Wilkinson and captain Angharad James weren’t on the bus as they travelled individually as a way to attend Wales’ information convention previous to Wednesday’s Group D sport.
“Everyone seems to be okay,” Wilkinson mentioned on the information convention.
“Our precedence is to get all of them collectively and away from the scene. We’ll be checking in to ensure all of them proceed to be OK.
“That is actually growing proper now so we are attempting to be as clear and clear as attainable.
“I feel everybody, from all studies, is OK and we simply have to get all of them collectively and get everybody away from the scene to reassess.
“Extra importantly I feel the motive force of the opposite automobile is OK as nicely. We’ll let everybody know as soon as we all know for certain.”
The FAW added that the gamers had returned to “the Cymru coaching base to finish their preparations for tomorrow’s match”.
In an announcement, the Swiss police confirmed one particular person was taken to hospital after the crash.
“The Thurgau Cantonal Police verify {that a} visitors accident occurred on Kirchstrasse in Wigoltingen on Tuesday afternoon round 15:30 CET between a coach and a automotive,” they instructed the BBC in an announcement.
“The driving force sustained minor accidents and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The Wales ladies’s nationwide soccer workforce and their companions have been unhurt.”
France supervisor Laurent Bonadei started his pre-match press convention with a message of solidarity to Wales.
“Earlier than I discuss concerning the group, earlier than speaking about successful or dropping, I wish to give a message to our opponent,” he mentioned.
“I wish to ship them a message of help as a result of past soccer, well being is so essential.
“I heard they cancelled their coaching. I hope they’re okay and hope they’re okay tomorrow. It will likely be a pleasure to fulfill them tomorrow.”
