London  - Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini is in hospital recovering from "possibly life-changing" injuries after crashing his BMW motorbike on Thursday.

The 36-year-old hit a Ford Fiesta at around 10.30am in Walthamstow, east London, on Thursday morning and is being treated for fractured wrists and an injured pelvis.

"London Ambulance Service, Hems (helicopter emergency medical service) and police attended and discovered the 36-year-old male motorcyclist suffering from injuries described by LAS as possibly life-changing," said a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police.

"He has been taken to an east London hospital for further assessment and treatment."

The driver and a child who was travelling in the car escaped without injury.(dpa)