Belgian Midfielder Junior Malanda Killed in Car Accident in Germany
By Mike Cardillo
Sad news out of Germany today that 20-year-old Wolfsburg midfielder Junior Malanda died in a car accident on Saturday. Details of the accident remain scant, but the Associated Press reports the Belgian youth international was a passenger in an SUV which went off the road and died at the scene.
From the AP report:
"German daily Bild reported on its website that the 20-year-old Malanda was a passenger in the back seat of a Volkswagen Touareg that went off the motorway and crashed into a tree near Bielefeld."
Numerous teammates of Malanda tweeted their sympathies in the wake of the terrible news, including countryman Kevin De Bruyne who also plays for Wolfsburg.
You will always be around!! @JuniorMalanda pic.twitter.com/SlKLoiwOIE
— Kevin De Bruyne (@DeBruyneKev) January 10, 2015
RIP @JuniorMalanda !! We lose a huge talent and a great person!!?
— Thibaut Courtois (@thibautcourtois) January 10, 2015
R.I.P my brother @JuniorMalanda we are gonna miss you ??
— Vadis Odjidja #8 (@VadisOfficial) January 10, 2015
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