Danny Cipriani Hit By Double-Decker Bus

Rugby player Danny Cipriani has thanked well-wishers as he recovers after being hit by a double-decker bus in Leeds.

Cipriani's club Sale Sharks has confirmed that he suffered concussion and was X-rayed overnight.

The 25-year-old tweeted: "Thank you for all the well wishes, means a lot. My ribs are a bit sore. Feel like I've been hit by a bus ..."

Later he added: "Out of hospital now. Once again, thank you for the messages."

It is reported that Cipriani was on a pub crawl with his team-mates on the night of the incident and that the bus had its windscreen shattered.

The First Group, which runs buses in Leeds, confirmed that one of its vehicles was involved.

"A pedestrian suddenly ran into the road and collided with a First Bus travelling at a safe speed," said a company spokesperson

"The police have investigated this incident and have reported that First and its driver are not at fault.

"We understand the pedestrian is an England rugby international, and we wish him a speedy recovery."

The former England fly-half and boyfriend of model and TV presenter Kelly Brook is nearing the end of his first season with the Aviva Premiership club.

He joined the club in a bid to revive his career after a controversial stint playing for the Melbourne Rebels.

Cipriani landed in hot water in 2011 for taking a bottle of vodka from the bar of a local nightspot without paying for it and was later stood down for a month for breaching team curfews and failing to turn up to training.

His current club, Sharks, was involved in a fight against relegation for much of this season but are now safe in English rugby's top flight.

Cipriani has also previously played for Wasps and has a points tally for England of 49 from seven caps.

However, he has not played for his country since 2009 after falling out of favour with recent England managers Martin Johnson and Stuart Lancaster.