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Heartland Football Club’s head coach, Samson Obi has died following a car accident, the club confirmed in a statement.
Obi passed away after the crash which happened on Friday while traveling with the Heartland squad to a pre-season tournament in Abakaliki.
The vehicle they were in collided with a truck that had been carelessly parked on the road.
According to the club’s statement:
“The driver did his best to avoid the collision, but the impact caused a severe shock to our coach, Christian Obi, who was found unconscious with a slight injury to his right leg upon evacuation from the severely damaged part of the bus.”