Andros Townsend ‘thought he was done’ as a pitch roller terrifyingly rolled on top of him as he was warming up.The 35-year-old was lucky to walk away without any serious injury following the freak incident which occurred in Thailand on Saturday.Townsend was knocked down and run over by a pitch roller in shocking scenes over the weekendXTownsend, who has plied his trade in the Far East since August 2025, is currently on the books of PT Prachuap after joining the club last month.But he was left fearing he could be in store for an early retirement after being flattened as he warmed up at half-time.What happened to Andros Townsend?Named on the bench for his side’s Thai League 1 clash against Pattani, the former Tottenham star was warming up alongside his teammates.In a clip that has gone viral, a staff member could then be seen losing control of a large pitch roller in the direction of Townsend.View Tweet: https://t.co/K9Ty9VAxRdThe 13-cap England international was unable to get out of the way, with the player being knocked over as the roller drove on top of him.It ended up stopping before it made its way over Townsend’s hips as his horrified teammates watched on in horror before they rushed over to his aid.Fortunately, Townsend was able to emerge from the incident unscathed – eventually coming on for the final minute of his team’s 3-0 victory on the road.And Townsend has now spoken for the first time about the potential life-changing accident on Piers Morgan’s Football Uncensored show.What did Andros Townsend say about the incident?He said: “Every time I see it, I’m cringing, I’m in disbelief.“When I sent it to my kids, my kids thought it was AI, I had to explain to them for the next ten minutes that it was real.Townsend has revealed he thought his leg was going to snap after being flattenedXTownsend somehow managed to escape serious injuryX“It’s horrible to watch back and to see what could have been, thankfully I was fortunate.“I did manage to fall on to the floor at the right time, so nothing snapped as the roller went over me.”Townsend, who joked he has not pressed charges against the driver of the roller, added: “At half-time we were going out to warm up and I’ve seen two rollers on the side of the pitch.“I remember thinking to myself, ‘I’ve never seen that before in my career, what are they doing?’ But we got called to warm-up. Didn’t think anything [more] of it.“The next I saw him was when I was literally underneath him and thankfully no serious damage.“A couple of bumps and bruises, but [I] managed to walk away unscathed, luckily.”Townsend hasn’t featured in England since 2024 having moved to Turkey and then ThailandGettyTownsend continued: “They [teammates] were very surprised that I continued the warm-up. They were telling me to go to the doctor, they were calling for the stretcher.“But I’ve been around the block, I’ve had my setbacks, I’ve had my injury issues — a roller’s definitely not going to stop me from continuing, that’s for sure.“I was thinking I was done, it was up my ankle which I’ve had operated on.“It was up my left knee which I’ve had operated on, I thought, either my left ankle’s going to snap or my left knee’s going to snap.“I thought I was done, I was very fortunate that I was able to hobble away and recover within a few minutes.”The former Newcastle, Everton, Crystal Palace and Luton man will now be turning his attention to a home clash against Chiangrai United after the international break.