Police have released an image from the aftermath of a crash caused by a former POSH footballer who had taken laughing gas.  

The picture shows how the black BMW 218i Flynn Clarke was driving crashed head-on into a motorhome on the A47 at Thorney.  

A black Land Rover Defender also ploughed into the back of the motorhome in the incident, close to The Causeway roundabout. 

Six people were injured and the 20-year-old was handed a year’s prison sentence at Peterborough Crown Court for causing the crash. 

PC Alex Thomas, from Cambridgeshire Police’s Road Policing Unit, said: “Clarke drove incredibly stupidly that day and caused an unnecessary crash that left six people with injuries, including four of his friends.  

“The outcome could have been much worse. 

“I hope he has learnt a lesson by seeing the consequences of driving so dangerously.”   

Peterborough Matters: Flynn Clarke joined Norwich City from Peterborough United but was on loan to Dagenham and Redbridge.Flynn Clarke joined Norwich City from Peterborough United but was on loan to Dagenham and Redbridge. (Image: Norwich City FC)

 An independent witness said Clarke had been driving the BMW “erratically” before the crash on April 30, weaving in and out of lanes.   

The occupants were also described as looking distracted. 

Nitrous oxide cannisters were found in the BMW.  

However crash investigators found nothing wrong with any of the vehicles involved or the road surface, with weather conditions favourable for driving.  

Clarke suffered minor injuries, along with two 19-year-old male passengers.  

Two other 19-year-old men, who were seated in the back, suffered serious injuries.  

The driver of the motorhome, a 59-year-old man, suffered serious injuries while his front-seat passenger, a 60-year-old woman, suffered minor injuries.  

The driver of the Discovery, a 49-year-old woman, and the front-seat passenger, a 51-year-old man, were both uninjured. 

Clarke, of Plumstead Road, Thorpe End, Norwich, was jailed for 12 months on Friday (September 15), having pleaded guilty to three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.  

He was also disqualified from driving for 30 months. 

Clarke is currently on loan to Dagenham and Redbridge from Norwich City.