Residents near Hull City’s training ground say they are concerned about safety after two players overturned their cars on the same street within weeks of each other.

Both players escaped without injury following the crashes near the club’s training ground on Mill House Woods Lane in Cottingham, East Yorkshire.

Carol White, who lives on the narrow street, said: “Maybe the Football Association ought to pay to do some training with them about being considerate drivers.”

Hull City has not responded to requests for a comment.

Winger Sorba Thomas was involved in the first incident on 11 September, when his Land Rover overturned and ended up on its roof.

Less than three weeks later, on 1 October, the BBC understands midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath was driving a black Mercedes when it crashed on the same lane, ending up on its side.

At the time of both incidents the club said it was aware of images circulating online and confirmed no one was hurt.

Speaking to the BBC ahead of the club’s match at home to Everton on Sunday 11 October, head coach Sergej Jakirovic confirmed Hull City was “speaking to the council” about the road.

He said they were “all [working] together to solve this problem”, and said the “very narrow” carriageway and parked cars made the road difficult to navigate in “big cars”.

“We have to be very careful now in the future,” Jakirovic added.

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