Ghana’s Sackey escapes death in accident that claims life of teammate Josef Sural

Ghana midfielder Isaac Sackey escaped a gory accident on Sunday night when a minibus carrying Alanyaspor players crashed while returning from their game with Kayserispor.

The game had ended 1-1.

Czech footballer Josef Sural from Turkey’s top tier Aytemiz Alanyaspor has been confirmed dead through the accident with six others, including the Ghanaian midfielder, sustaining serious injuries.

Sural, a striker for Alanyaspor and the Czech national team, died at the hospital where he and six of his teammates were taken after the crash, the club announced on Twitter.

Seven Alanyaspor players had rented the VIP minibus to return from the club’s 1-1 draw against Kayserispor on Sunday and the bus crashed some 5 km (3.1 miles) from the southern coastal town of Alanya, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said.

The rest of the club’s players and staff had returned with the team bus or on their own, Anadolu said, adding that the driver of the VIP bus had been detained following the accident and an investigation had been launched.

Club Chairman Hasan Cavusoglu was quoted as saying the driver had fallen asleep behind the wheel of the minibus. A second driver was asleep at the time.