Car linked to Hull City's Lucas Gourna-Douath overturns near training ground

A car the BBC linked to Hull City midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath overturned on Millhouse Woods Lane in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, on 1 October 2026. Police said nobody was injured in the single-vehicle collision near the club's training ground. It was the second crash involving a Hull player on the road in about three weeks, renewing residents' concerns about safety there.

Humberside Police said officers and emergency services were called at about 8.30am. In a statement quoted by The Telegraph, police said no one was injured. Hull City separately confirmed that no one was harmed in the road accident near its training ground. The police statement did not identify the driver or say how the vehicle came to overturn.

What is known about the Cottingham collision

The BBC reported that a black Mercedes, which it understood belonged to Gourna-Douath, was on its side on Millhouse Woods Lane. That account connects the vehicle to the midfielder, but the police statement quoted by The Telegraph did not name him. Neither report establishes from the police account who was driving or what caused the collision.

Hull City said it was aware of images circulating on social media after the accident. The BBC reported that a resident said the vehicle had struck and damaged her car. The extent of that damage was not specified in the BBC account. Police described the incident as a single-vehicle collision and said nobody was injured.

A second crash on Millhouse Woods Lane

The incident followed a crash involving Hull City winger Sorba Thomas on 11 September, also near the Cottingham training ground. The Hull Story reported at the time that his vehicle overturned on Millhouse Woods Lane. In a statement carried by the local outlet, Hull City said Thomas had emerged completely unscathed and sustained no injuries.

The Hull Story also reported that local councillor Kevin Casson alerted people to a road closure after the September crash. The vehicle was later removed and the road reopened, according to its account. That earlier incident establishes why Thursday's collision has drawn attention locally; it does not establish a shared cause for the two crashes.

The Telegraph described the approach to the training ground as a narrow road in a residential area with many parked cars and reported a 30mph speed limit. Those are features of the road, not findings about either driver's conduct. The two reported collisions occurred roughly three weeks apart, but police have not publicly explained the cause of the latest one.

Residents and councillor raised road safety concerns

After the September crash, local councillor Phil Redshaw told The Telegraph he had written to Hull City's club secretary. He said he wanted the club to remind players and staff to drive with extra care because residents were concerned. Redshaw pointed to the arrival of new players each season when explaining why he sought that reminder.

Following the 1 October collision, resident Paul Nickerson told the BBC he heard the noise and arrived shortly after the vehicle overturned. He said his wife and children had been walking along the road to school and could have been there a minute earlier. He described the incident as worrying, reflecting the concern of people who use the street each morning.

Another resident, Tracy Evans, told the BBC she had asked for a lower speed limit for about 10 years. She said children travel to school along the road while parents return at that time of day. Evans said measures were needed to prevent something happening in the future. Her comments describe a longstanding local concern; the reports do not establish that a speed-limit change has been agreed.

No decision about road changes following the latest crash is established in the published accounts. For now, the confirmed position remains that police attended a collision on Millhouse Woods Lane and reported no injuries, while Hull City gave the same assurance. The identity of the driver and the cause of the 1 October crash remain unconfirmed in the quoted police statement.