Footy fan's Smartwatch calls 999 after mistaking crowd's goal celebration for an accident

A Doncaster Rover fan's smart watch dialled 999 after mistaking the roar of a goal celebration for an accident.

Doncaster Rovers were facing off against Barrow on Saturday, April 20, and went 2-0 down in the first half. However, the side roared back in the second half, scoring four to win the match, leaving the side in fifth place with a good chance of securing play-off spot.

However, just after Hakeeb Adelakun scored his third, bringing the team into the lead and sparking wild celebrations across the stadium, one fan's smart watch mistook that the celebration an accident. South Yorkshire Police say an Apple Watch rang them to inform them of the 'accident'.

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The force shared a photo of the 999 call handlers screen, which said the owner of the watch was "clearly at a football match" because of the background noise.

It read: "Automated message from an iWatch saying owner has been involved in an accident but from background noise, this is clearly a football match. I have tried to call back, voicemail left."

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Posting the strange tale on social media, the police added: "Did you know that some smart watches automatically call 999 if it detects you’ve been in an accident? Why are we telling you this? I hear you ask.

"Well when the third Doncaster Rovers goal went in on Saturday afternoon this happened! Hoping you’ve all recovered."

The National Police Chief's Council said recent software updates to smart devices were having "a significant impact" on the volume of calls they were receiving. Things ranging from lifting weights, running and doing yoga have all activated the SOS feature on devices.