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The 59-year-old, who also played for Southampton, was injured with his son Jack, 14, when the vehicle they were in veered off the M1 and hit a tree near Leicester yesterday evening.

Mick Channon used to play centre forward for England and Southampton.

Former Southampton footballer Mick Channon, now a racing trainer, was involved in a serious accident on the M1. Photograph: David Sillitoe/The Guardian

The 59-year-old former England and Southampton footballer was injured with his son Jack, 14, when the vehicle they were in veered off the M1 and hit a tree near Leicester yesterday evening.