Argentine footballer killed in car crash

July 29, 2015 03:01 am | Updated 03:01 am IST - Buenos Aires

Argentine soccer player Diego Barisone, who played for the first division club Lanus, died in a traffic accident, sources with the team said.

Barisone died on Tuesday when the automobile in which he was driving crashed into the back of a truck, police told the state-run Telam news agency.

The incident occurred when Barisone was returning to Lanus, a suburb of Buenos Aires, to show up for training.

“@ClubLanus mourns the loss of Diego Barisone, a player with our club. Condolences to his family at this time of grief,” said the team on Twitter.

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