West Ham have confirmed that Michail Antonio is 'conscious and communicating' after being involved in a horrific car accident.

The Premier League club issued a statement sending their 'thoughts and prayers' to the 34-year-old forward after images of a smashed up Ferrari began to emerge online.

Photos taken at the scene of the crash show extensive damage to the right hand side of a grey Ferrari. 

Shortly after the images began to circulate on social media, West Ham confirmed the Jamaican international had been involved in a crash.

The accident involving Antonio - whose former clubs include Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday - is believed to have been in the Essex area.

The Premier League player had previously been involved in a car crash on Christmas Day back in 2019.

The footballer had crashed his £210,000 Lamborghini Huracan into a bin shed of a family home in Balham, south London while dressed as a snowman after losing control of his car. 

In a recent statement, West Ham confirmed that the player is 'conscious' after being taken to hospital.

'At this difficult time, we kindly ask everyone to respect the privacy of Michail and his family.

'The Club will make no further comment this evening, but will issue a further update in due course.'

The Hammers were not in action on Saturday and host Wolves on Monday evening.

Antonio previously opened up about the financial consequences of his crash back in 2021. 

'I was struggling to get insurance this year,' he said three years ago. 'No-one wanted to insure me!

'I had to go to a specialist insurance company, so my insurance this year is a madness! I've got a G63 now. They were offering me £10,000 for an [Audi] A3 to insure, or get a G63 and pay double the price but get to drive a G63 instead of an A3.

'I'd rather pay £20,000 and drive a G63 rather than pay £10,000 and drive an A3.

'It was Christmas Day. Still to this day it has hurt me. I miss that car. Basically, I was driving but it was a slippery road.

'In the car it corners nicely and holds the road, so I was going 30-35mph on a 30mph road. As it holds corners I think I don't need to break, I'm just going to go round the corner like I do all the time.

'But as I go round the corner, it skids. So as it skids, I s*** myself and I slam on the brakes - the worst thing you could do on ice as you just speed up when you're meant to just go with it kind of thing.

'So I slam on the brakes, skid and go up on the curb - but I don't really remember it, everything just happened so fast.

'Then smoke comes out of the front of the car, and the engine is in the back so I'm thinking 'the car is gonna blow up!', even though it's just the airbags.

'So I'm having to jump out of the passenger side of the tiny car. It's a madness.

'And the thing is, I was in a snowman costume as well. I don't get why I didn't take it off in there, sort it out.'

Antonio has been an ever present in West Ham's Premier League team so far this season.

The 34-year-old has made 15 appearances in all competitions for West Ham during the campaign, scoring once.