Wales players left 'visibly shaken' as training cancelled after team bus crashes at Euro 2025

The bus carrying the Wales women's team at Euro 2025 has crashed, one day before their next group game against France.

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• Team bus involved in collision in St Gallen
• Incident occurred day before facing France
• No injuries but players left shaken

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The bus crashed into another vehicle while the team were on their way to the training session and press conference at the AFG Arena in St Gallen, ahead of their second game of the tournament in Switzerland. A statement from the Football Association of Wales said the players were all OK and that passengers in the other vehicle were also unharmed in the incident.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The team's training session scheduled for Tuesday afternoon has been cancelled as a result of the crash although another session is set to be arranged to help the team prepare for the game against France. Wales lost their opening Euro 2025 match against Netherlands 3-0.

• WHAT WILKINSON SAID

  Wales coach Rhian Wilkinson told reporters: "Football is secondary and I think, yes we are shaken because we are away from the team right now knowing that they've had to experience that. But equally we have a great group and I have been assured that everyone is fine. We have practiced for the unexpected, that's what we can call this. We will check in with everyone and make sure they are all in a good spot and we can focus on the football again after that."

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Wilkinson and Wales captain Angharad James were travelling in a separate vehicle to the rest of the squad as they were travelling to the press conference. The squad was removed from the scene and returned to its training base.