Footballer, 20, killed in freak automotive crash as deer smashes via BMW windscreen
A footballer has been killed in a horror car crash after a deer smashed through his windscreen – leaving his club in “disbelief” in a heartbreaking tribute
Oskar Kordus, 20, has died(Image: JamPress)
A footballer has tragically died after a horror car crash when a deer smashed through the front of his car windscreen.
Oskar Kordus, 20, was hit in the face after the animal was struck by an oncoming car and hurled into his path. His BMW then left the road and rolled into a ditch. The defender was airlifted to hospital, but sadly died later the same day.
Kordus, who played for Kania Gostyn in Poland’s fourth tier, was driving on the Gostyn bypass in western Poland at around 6am on Monday, September 21. A 52-year-old Volkswagen driver had struck a roe deer after it ran onto provincial road 434 between Krajewice and Grabonog.
Oskar Kordus’ club shared the heartbreaking news on social media(Image: JamPress)
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The impact reportedly sent the animal flying onto the opposite carriageway and through the windscreen of Kordus’s BMW, as reported by NeedToKnow.
Gostyn firefighters said: “On arrival, one casualty had no vital signs. The other person involved was unhurt. Firefighters started CPR. After the ambulance team arrived, vital signs were restored and the casualty was flown by air ambulance to hospital in Poznań.”
Despite efforts to save him, the Gostyn district prosecutor’s office said Kordus died at around 10.30pm on Monday. The Volkswagen driver was unhurt.
Oskar Kordus died after he car collided with a deer(Image: JamPress/KP PSP in Gosty)
Kordus had joined Kania Gostyn from Korona Piaski at the start of the season – making seven league appearances.
He started against Pogon Nowe Skalmierzyce on Saturday and had also featured against Ostrovia 1909 earlier this month.
Kordus made 26 league appearances for Korona Piaski last season and had previously played at youth level for Zaglebie Lubin and Warta Poznan.
Kania Gostyn paid tribute, saying: “It is with great sadness and disbelief that we received the news of the death of our player, Oskar Kordus.
“On behalf of the entire Kania Gostyn community we offer his family, loved ones and all his friends our deepest condolences. In these extremely difficult moments, we stand with you in pain and are with you in thought and in heart.”
His former club Korona Piaski added: “Yesterday, in tragic circumstances, Oskar Kordus left us. He was a product of our club from his earliest years. Rest in peace.”
