David Beckham ‘lucky to be alive’ after crash

David Beckham is  »lucky to be alive » after being involved in a car crash.

The retired soccer star was collecting his eldest son Brooklyn, 15, from Arsenal’s training ground in London on Saturday (29.11.14) when a woman crashed her Mitsubishi into his Audi, and the pair of them are said to have had a lucky escape.

A witness revealed:  »Beckham and Brooklyn are lucky to be alive. Beckham took the hit on the driver’s side – it could have been a completely different story. »

The 39-year-old hunk – who also has sons Romeo, 12, and Cruz, nine, and three-year-old daughter Harper with fashion designer wife Victoria Beckham, 40 – was  »massively apologetic » following the collision and is said to have given the female driver his jumper as she and her daughter waited for help.

David – who is reported to have hurt his shoulder in the accident – rushed to comfort the pair, who were later taken to hospital, after checking that Brooklyn was okay.

A source told The Sun newspaper:  »Beckham was turning right and mustn’t have seen the other car, or realised how fast it was travelling.

 »She smacked into the side of him. It’s a miracle no one was seriously hurt. Beckham was massively apologetic. »

However, the former England captain recovered in time to escort wife Victoria to the Evening Standard Theatre Awards last night (30.11.14).