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Man City striker Balotelli okay after car accident

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has been involved in a car accident.

The 20-year-old, who recently joined Manchester City for £25 million, was at the wheel of his Audi A8 when it collided with another car in Manchester.

The Italian striker, who moved to northern England from European Champions Inter Milan, was uninjured in the crash but was breathalysed in accordance with standard practice.

Police were called to the scene in Chester Road, Hulme, and spoke to Balotelli and the driver of a BMW and checked the striker's documentation, which was all in order.

Police are no longer investigating.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "At 9.45am today we were called to Chester Road in Hulme to reports of a two-car collision.

"Officers attended and found a black BMW had been in collision with an Audi A8. Nobody was injured. Both cars were damaged and removed from the scene."

Balotelli was later able to train with his team-mates but he will not travel to the game at Sunderland tomorrow because of an existing knee injury.

Manchester City declined to comment.

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