Karl-Anthony Towns believes he's "lucky to be alive" following a car accident last Thursday.

Towns said Monday that he had a 5 percent chance of surviving the accident, which occurred last Thursday.

"The accident could have went -- I'd say I had a 5 percent chance of making it out alive," Towns told reporters. "I hit the 5 percent mark. I'd say 4 percent was to be seriously injured, and 1 percent was to be minorly injured -- and I came out in the 1 percent."

Towns was in a Hyundai Santa Fe that had come to a complete stop in order to avoid a separate accident in front of them. Towns was then hit by a semi traveling 35-45 mph.

"It could have been much worse," he said. "In all honesty, I probably should not have made it out like I did."