The England player was not hurt in the accident, which happened on Thursday in Stockport.

"A BMW X5 was in collision with a Nissan Primera," Greater Manchester police said in a statement. "The 45-year-old female driver of the Nissan suffered minor whiplash injuries.

"The 19-year-old male driver of the BMW from Cheshire has been reported for summons for driving without due care and attention."

Rooney has been the subject of several damning headlines this season and is often criticised for swearing at referees.

Sepp Blatter, the head of soccer's world governing body FIFA, has said Rooney deserves a "clip around the ear" for his behaviour this season.

Earlier this month, the English Schools Football Association dropped him as a guest at a school football match because they said he was a bad example to young players.

In March, police started investigating allegations that he had assaulted a man in a nightclub but the case was later dropped.

Rooney joined Manchester United from Everton last year for 27 million pounds after scoring four goals for England in the European championships in 2004.

Since then, the tabloid press have followed his every move and regularly feature Rooney and his fiancee on the front pages.