AN ABERDEEN FC star had to be taken to hospital after being involved in a crash just hours after scoring two goals.

Dons striker Declan McManus, who is on loan at Greenock Morton, had to be taken to hospital for whiplash and X-rays after a teammates car that he was travelling in crashed on the A9.McManus and Morton’s Joe McKee were travelling home from their teams 3-1 win over Peterhead when McKee’s Mercedes C Class crashed into a central reservation.The Morton team bus passed the crash following their match at Balmoor, only to find out that two of their star players were involved in the incident.Morton manager Jim Duffy told the Greenock Telegraph: “Declan had to go to hospital for a check-up for whiplash and X-rays but thankfully there was nothing of significance.”