GERARD PIQUE and partner Shakira sparked concerns they were involved in a devastating car crash.
Shakira and both sons, Milan and Sacha, appear to be pulling a Peugeot out of a ditch in one viral photo.
In another snap, Pique, 29, can be seen stood next to a pickup truck while he takes a picture of Shakira and the kids by the roadside.
The two images caused panic among the pair’s millions of followers on both Instagram and Twitter.
There were even claims in the Latin American media that Colombian pop icon Shakira, 39, had been injured in a crash and was rushed to hospital.
But it later emerged Pique and his family had simply stumbled upon the wreckage near their family home in Cerdanya, near the Spanish Pyrenees, and were only posing for funny photographs.
Pique acted cameraman and captured Shakira, Milan, almost four, and Sacha, almost two, attempting to pull the 1.2tonne car out of a ditch with their bare hands.
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The second snap simply shows the family watching on as car rescue mechanics use a crane to salvage the totalled vehicle.
They then posted the pictures onto social media – without a caption – which instantly alarmed their massive online following.
Pique and Shakira met when he appeared in the music video for her single ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’, the official song of the 2010 World Cup.
Meanwhile, a Barcelona chief has delivered a glowing report of the Spanish centre-back by claiming he makes Lionel Messi good.
Director Pere Gratacos said: “Without [Andres] Iniesta, Neymar, [Gerard] Pique and the rest, Messi would not be as good a player.”
Pique played his part in Barca’s 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, which sees the Catalan club move into the quarter-final.
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