Czech soccer player Josef Sural dies in crash after two bus drivers fall asleep
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A striker for a Turkish soccer club died Monday from injuries he sustained during a bus crash after an away match, team officials announced.
Josef Sural, a 28-year-old Czech Republic native, died at a hospital after he and six Aytemiz Alanyaspor teammates who were traveling in a private minibus were seriously injured during a crash on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, the team announced on Twitter.
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The six other injured players were identified by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency as Steven Caulker, Djalma Campos, Wanderson Baiano, Papiss Demba Cisse, Welinton Souza and Isaac Sackey. They were reportedly listed in stable condition.
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The crash occurred following a 1-1 draw after the team’s away game in central Turkey against Kayserispor. The team’s chairman, Hasan Cavusoglu, said the crash occurred after the driver on the bus fell asleep about 3 miles outside the team’s home city of Alanya. There was reportedly a second driver on board, but he also fell asleep. The driver of the bus was detained and an investigation has been launched, according to Anadolu.
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The rest of the team traveled on a team bus or made their own accommodations, BBC News reports.
Sural, who joined the team in January, is survived by a wife and two children, Anadolu reports. He debuted for the Czech Republic national team in 2013.
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