Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt is recovering satisfactorily after being hospitalised by a car accident on Wednesday.

However, as a precautionary measure he has pulled out of the Kingston International meeting on Saturday.

Bolt was taken to hospital after his car skidded off the road and on the advice of his coach Glen Mills and the Jamaican Athletics Federation's doctor will now rest for a few days.

The triple Olympic sprint gold medallist's main injuries were to his left foot when he stepped on some thorns when getting out of the car.

Bolt's agent Ricky Simms said: "It has been decided that, as a precaution, he will not run in the Kingston International on Saturday.

"We will continue to monitor his progress over the next few days.

"It is too early to say if this will have any impact on his training and racing programme in the next few weeks.

"His next scheduled race is the Manchester City Games on May 17th.

"We would like to thank the public for the many calls and messages of support for Usain."