Gabon’s international forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang survived an explosion, in which his colleague Marc Bartra was injured, after Borussia Dortmund’s bus was involved in the accident on Tuesday .

The 2015 Africa Player of the year  together with his teammates were travelling from hotel to the stadium for a Champions League quarter final match aganist Monaco.

According to a statement from local police the bus was caught up in three explosions that were heard across the city. The bus’s windows were broken by the blast but all other players are safe.

“In the run-up to the Champions League match of BVB against AS Monaco, there was an explosion near the BVB team teambus shortly after 7pm. The location of the event is Wittbräuckerstraß in Dortmund-Höchsten.

“According to current knowledge the wheels of the bus (whole or partial) burst and one person was injured. It is not yet possible to say exactly what the explosion was or exactly where something exploded.”

A tweet from the German club’s official Twitter account an hour before kick-off at the Westfalenstadion had first alerted news of an incident. “At our bus departure, an incident has occurred. One person was injured. More information to follow,” it read.

A later tweet read: “A bomb exploded at the team bus next to the hotel. The players are safe. There is no danger at the stadium” before the club confirmed the match has been rearranged for Wednesday, kicking off at 6.45pm local time,The Guardian quoted.