Publicist: Bolt not hurt in Jamaican car crash

KINGSTON (AP) ― Usain Bolt was involved in a minor car crash shortly before dawn Sunday in his Caribbean homeland of Jamaica but was not hurt, according to the publicist for the world’s fastest man.

Carole Beckford said the three-time Olympic champion was returning from a party with friends in the early hours Sunday when he was involved in a “fender bender” in Jamaica’s capital of Kingston.

“There were no injuries at all. He is fine and resting at home,” Beckford told the Associated Press in Jamaica.

Police in the Half-Way-Tree area where the accident took place say they are still investigating, but it appears that the sprinting champ somehow lost control of his black BMW and swerved into guard rails shortly after 5 a.m. local time.

Fellow Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell was traveling in another car at the time and was at the scene of Bolt’s accident.

“My friend and countryman (Bolt) is ok after a fender bender,” Powell’s Twitter account said Sunday morning.

Powell’s Twitter feed dispelled rumors that he was also hurt: “Contrary to the news, I was in another car.”

Bolt and Powell had just returned to Jamaica after competing at the Diamond League meet in Norway. At that meet, Bolt recovered from a poor start to win the 100 meters in 9.79 seconds, beating Powell by 0.06 seconds.