Hamed is arrested after car crash
 |  Former featherweight champion Hamed has not fought since 2002 |
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SHEFFIELD, England -- Former world boxing champion Naseem Hamed was arrested on Monday after he was involved in a car crash in which a man was seriously injured.
The 31-year-old fighter, a former IBF and WBO featherweight champion, was arrested after his Mercedes was involved in a collision with two other vehicles, police said.
Hamed, known in the ring as Prince Naseem, was being interviewed with two other men.
Police said they were being questioned "on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury and also on allegations of attempting to pervert the course of justice."
A man driving a Volkswagen was trapped in the car and had to be airlifted to hospital. A female passenger in the car was also hurt.
"The male suffered breaks to both his arms and a broken leg, while the woman sustained cuts and bruises," a South Yorkshire Police spokesman said.
One of the men being questioned was also taken to the hospital after suffering from chest pains.
Hamed has not fought since 2002, when he finished with a 36-1 record.
