Ronnie O'Sullivan has escaped unhurt from a car crash just hours after losing the World Snooker Championship final.

He and his 6-year-old son, Ronnie Junior, were travelling on the M1 near Leicester at about 1.30am this morning when their car spun out of control.

Neither suffered serious injuries, but they are understood to have been left shaken after pulling themselves out of the wreckage.

O'Sullivan, who was the defending World Champion, lost the title to Mark Selby by 18 frames to 14.