The Rapid player Kader Keita was detained for 24 hours by the police after hitting a woman with his car and leaving the scene of the accident.

Kader Keita, the midfielder of the Rapid Bucharest team, was detained for 24 hours after hitting a 67-year-old woman with his car and leaving the scene of the accident.

The accident occurred on Tuesday morning at 5:30 AM at the intersection of Gherghiței and Zamfir Nicolae streets in Sector 2 of the Capital. After the incident, Kader Keita went to training without informing anyone about what had happened. The injured woman was taken to the hospital, initially claiming that she had fallen, but it was later established that she was the victim of a traffic accident. The police identified the footballer as the author of the accident and launched an investigation into the case. The Rapid club issued a statement urging the player to cooperate with the authorities and mentioned that it would monitor the situation.

Kader Keita, at the age of 25, has been playing for Rapid since June 2022, having been transferred from CFR Cluj.