Basketball star dies aged 26 after horror head-on collision as club release heartbreaking statement

A BASKETBALL star has died aged simply 26 in a tragic accident.

Mubarak Salami performed for German third-tier membership Dragons Rhondorf.

Mubarak Salami, right, has tragically died aged just 26
Mubarak Salami, proper, has tragically died aged simply 26Credit score: Getty

And the membership launched a heartbreaking assertion following his sudden and unhappy passing on Friday night.

It's understood Salami was driving his Hyundai automotive on the A7 autobahn in the direction of Hamburg when he crashed right into a van on the exhausting shoulder.

That brought about his car to be despatched veering into the oncoming lane of visitors the place it collided with one other automotive.

Each vehicles burnt out instantly - though the motive force of the opposite automotive was capable of escape with critical accidents and brought to hospital.

Salami, although, couldn't be rescued and misplaced his life.

Dragons Rhondorf mentioned: "Issues are occurring which are incomprehensible and may hardly be put into phrases.

"At simply 26 years previous, taking pictures guard Mubarak Salami died in a tragic automotive accident.

"The Dragons Rhondorf stand in silent mourning along side the family of Mubarak Salami and can at all times carry the reminiscence of the folks and basketball participant Mubarak Salami of their hearts."

Salami had solely joined the membership at the start of the yr after making a reputation for himself with Eimsbuttelter and led Hamburg to the third-division title.

He even turned down affords from Germany's top-tier Bundesliga to assist deal with his six siblings - to whom he was a father determine.

Fellow German basketball golf equipment and followers took to Twitter to share their condolences.

And the Dragons added: "In a sports activities world during which numbers and statistics are principally within the foreground, the individual Mubarak Salami must be remembered above all.

"An individual who has put his personal sporting and private ambitions on the again burner for the well-being of his household lately and has remained in his hometown of Hamburg as a household anchor and glued level for his youthful siblings.

"The basketball world additionally loses a cosmopolitan and inquisitive younger man who, together with his pleasant and humorous method, discovered his place within the Dragons household inside a number of weeks on Menzenberg.”

Salami's loss of life comes simply two weeks after Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketball star Natalie Curtis died aged 34.

And in addition in February, 30-year-old Turkish participant Nilay Aydogan was discovered lifeless following the devastating earthquake.

The basketball star crashed his car on the autobahn on Friday
The basketball star crashed his automotive on the autobahn on FridayCredit score: Getty

He had recently joined third-tier side Dragons Rhondorf
He had just lately joined third-tier facet Dragons RhondorfCredit score: Getty

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