John Terry has apologised after accidentally running over a Chelsea club steward following the Blues' Champions League defeat by Inter.

According to The Mirror, the Chelsea captain was trying to maneuver his way through a melee of reporters and photographers at around 11pm local time on Tuesday.

As Terry tried to move his car through the crowd, his vehicle went over a stewart's leg. Terry was not aware of the accident and drove straight home without stopping.

The injured stewart was immediately treated by paramedics and was then sent to hospital for further treatment.

However, the Chelsea captain was later informed of the accident and phoned the as yet unnamed injured man and his apologies were reportedly accepted.

The same paper also reported that during the melee, the media was homing in on Terry's wife, Toni Poole, who was in the passenger seat and both of them were leaving Stamford Bridge following the Champions League game.

A Chelsea spokesperson said: "We can confirm there was an unfortunate accident as John Terry left Stamford Bridge last night.

"When driving out of the stadium at approximately 1-2mph in a queue of traffic exiting the ground, his car was surrounded by photographers and fans.

"In the melee that ensued a member of Chelsea's security staff was knocked to the ground, making contact with the car. He suffered a badly bruised leg.

"John was aware at the time that there was a lot of contact with his car during the incident, but not that anyone was injured as a result.

"Upon hearing of the injury, John spoke to the police. He has also been in contact with the staff member to check on his welfare."

Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League after Samuel Eto'o scored the only goal of the match for Inter Milan to go through 3-1 on aggregate.