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KANSAS City Chiefs coach Britt Reid reportedly admitted he was drinking alcohol before a car crash which injured two children, with one sustaining life-threatening injuries.

Reid allegedly told police he had been boozing prior to the crash on Thursday, .

Britt Reid, Linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs has reportedly been injured in an accident involving multiple vehicles
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Britt Reid, Linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs has reportedly been injured in an accident involving multiple vehiclesCredit: Getty Images
Chiefs’ OLB coach Britt Reid was involved in a car accident that Kansas City now
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Chiefs’ OLB coach Britt Reid was involved in a car accident that Kansas City now

Police reportedly said they could smell alcohol on Reid, and his eyes were bloodshot from the two or three drinks he admitted having.

The incident report provided by the Kansas City Missouri Police department police reportedly said that a car ran out of gas on an on-ramp to Interstate 435 in Kansas City on Thursday night.

After the driver called relatives for help, a second car arrived, also parked on the on-ramp.

According to the police report, a third car, which local news outlet KSHB said was driven by Britt Reid, came along and struck the left front of the disabled vehicle, before slamming into the rear of the second vehicle.

The five-year-old child was sat in the backseat, along with a four-year-old child, who was also taken to an area hospital by ambulance, but with non-life-threatening injuries.

According to the station, Reid had admitted to police that he was driving the car, and had been drinking before getting behind the wheel.

The driver of the third car had sustained non-life threatening injuries and was being investigated for impairment, according to police.

The driver of the disabled vehicle was inside the car at the time of the first collision but was not injured, according to the police report.

Britt Reid was charged in 2007 with driving under the influence and drug violations
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Britt Reid was charged in 2007 with driving under the influence and drug violationsCredit: AP:Associated Press

The driver of the second vehicle and a front-seat adult passenger also were not injured.

Reid had been scheduled to leave with his team for the Super Bowl LV on Saturday.

Reid is the team's outside linebackers coach and the son of  head coach Andy Reid.

A statement from the Kansas City Chiefs, issued on Friday morning, said the organisation had been "made aware of a multi-vehicle accident involving Outside Linebackers Coach, Britt Reid.

"We are in the process of gathering information, and we will have no further comment at this time," the statement read.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved."

Reid, a son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, was charged back in 2007 with driving under the influence and drug violations.

On January 30th, 2007, Reid had been driving Route 23 in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, when his GMC Denali was involved in an incident with Larry Johnson’s Ford pick-up truck, according to

He reportedly jumped from his vehicle and started shouting abuse.

Reid, who at the time was 22, returned to his vehicle, plucked a silver .45-calibre handgun from inside, pointed it at Johnson and reportedly started making violent threats while smiling.

When the police arrived, they found cocaine and marijuana in his car and he ended up going to prison on a slew of weapons and drugs charges before eventually graduating to a lengthy stint in mandatory rehab, according to the Times' report.

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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid embraces his son, linebacker coach Britt Reid
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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid embraces his son, linebacker coach Britt ReidCredit: AP:Associated Press
Chiefs defensive line coach Britt Reid (L) was reportedly driving the car at the time of the crash
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Chiefs defensive line coach Britt Reid (L) was reportedly driving the car at the time of the crashCredit: Getty Images
PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 21: Quality control coach Britt Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on from the sideline before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 21, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Chiefs 20-12. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
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PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 21: Quality control coach Britt Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on from the sideline before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 21, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Chiefs 20-12. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)Credit: Getty Images
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