The 30-year-old came driving in his city jeep during Sunday morning when a tire was punctured and the car frontal crashed with an oncoming bus. The 30-year-old writes on his Facebook page that the situation is under control.

- I am fine and am unharmed after the accident. An extra thank you to the other motorists who rushed to the scene and helped me out of the car, writes David Rudisha.

The world star has been dragged with injury concerns and has not competed since July 2017. It was clear a week ago that he would not compete at the World Cup in September. The Kenyan has run the three fastest times through the 800 meters. His fastest race was in the 2012 Olympic finals when the clock stopped at 1.40, 91.