Adelaide star Josh Worrell has been involved in a car accident with a pedestrian on his way to training on Friday, with the club confirming it is now in the hands of police.

The 25-year-old, said to be shaken but physically OK, missed the session as a result.

In a statement later on Friday, the Crows confirmed there was another person involved in the accident.

“The Adelaide Football Club can confirm one of its players was in a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian this morning,” the club said.

“The matter has been reported to South Australia Police and at this stage, the club is not in a position to provide any further comment.”

In a statement, a spokesperson for SA Police confirmed they were investigating an incident not far from Adelaide’s training base.

“Police can confirm they are investigating a collision involving a car and pedestrian on Port Road, Woodville this morning,” the statement reads.

“Both parties attended police stations this afternoon to report the collision.

“Police did not attend the scene and are investigating.

“Due to privacy principles, police will not be providing any further details.”

It’s understood Worrell drove the pedestrian to hospital himself and waited for him to be treated for head injuries.

The Crows still expect him to line up to face Gold Coast on Saturday for what would be the defender’s 16th appearance of the season.

Worrell missed a win over Melbourne last month due to illness, with coach Matthew Nicks at the time batting away inaccurate suggestions he had been sidelined for disciplinary reasons.

Adelaide will welcome back All Australian contender Wayne Milera from a hamstring strain with Riley Thilthorpe will also return after a week out with illness.

Callum Ah Chee and Luke Pedlar could play SANFL in their return from hamstring injuries.

“We’re very mindful of getting ahead of ourselves because we haven’t yet had a week where we got through unscathed and haven’t had a late change,” Nicks said this week.

Milera was held back last week as an added precaution, with the Crows acknowledging his dash at halfback as vital to a finals tilt.

“He’s right up there in All Australian discussions, as he should be,” Nicks said.

“Him not being there has challenged us, but it’s been great that guys have been able to step up ... but we look forward to him being available, hopefully.”

Dual Brisbane premiership player Ah Chee has had a wretched run in Adelaide: four hamstring injuries and playing just four AFL games.

Ah Chee initially hurt a hamstring in February playing for Western Australia against Victoria in State of Origin’s return.

The versatile ex-Lion has played consecutive games twice, then been hamstrung again but Nicks hopes he can get a decent run into the finals.

“We’re in dialogue with Cal around his experiences, and the way he’s worked in the past,” Nicks said.

“There’s no perfect way to come back, every player is different, so we’re just working our way through that with with Cal.

“We’re not going to throw him in the deep end. We know how important he is to us and we want him there at the business end of the season.”

Small forward Pedlar has also been beset by injury troubles, just 49 games in six seasons for the No.11 pick at the 2020 draft.

But his AFL return won’t come against the Suns, who are a on a six-game losing skid and have plunged to 14th.

“Don’t look at win-loss; it’s not always about win-loss,” Nicks said when asked about Adelaide’s overwhelming favouritism.

“When you see how close the ladder is at the moment, there are 10 or 12 teams that are fighting out.

“It’s going to be similar to last year, where it comes right down to the wire.

“They (the Suns) have lost some games that maybe they could have won. There’s a lot of teams in that same boat.”

— with AAP