Basketball star Matteo Bettanti is fighting for his life after crashing his Ferrari into a flower shop in Italy.
The Italian national plays for Elachem Vigevano 1955, which is based in a province just outside Milan.
The incident occurred just after 8pm local time on Sunday evening, after the sportsman reportedly lost control of his car and smashed into the wall of a shop in the Pavia region.
Bettanti, 21, was immediately airlifted to Niguarda Hospital.
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He remains in a critical condition, according to Sport Italia.
The publication added that the impact of the car was so severe that the fire department had to intervene to force the doors open.
Another man, Alberto Righini, was also reportedly involved in the crash.
In a statement, Bettanti’s basketball club said: "The Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955 family is rooting for Matteo Bettanti, who was injured in a serious car accident that occurred along with another person on the evening of Sunday, November 9th."
Basketball star Matteo Bettanti is fighting for his life after crashing his Ferrari into a flower shop in Italy
|They added: "Matteo is hospitalised in code red in intensive care at Niguarda Hospital, is responding to treatment and is being continuously monitored by the ward doctors.
"Go Matteo, don’t give up!"
The Italian Serie B side was founded in 1955 and plays its home games at the Palasport Giulio Basletta in Vigevano.
Under the direction of coach Lorenzo Pansa, the average age of the squad hovers around 25 and has a strong community support base.