A van carrying the Alanyaspor football team overturned early Monday, killing midfielder Josef Šural and injuring seven other players, ONA reports citing Daily Sabah.
The van departed from Kayseri after a match and went off the road near Alanya.
The driver of the van fell asleep, said Alanyaspor's chairman Hasan Çavuşoğlu quoting police sources.
Josef Šural was rushed to a nearby hospital and was taken in an operation after the accident, but could not be saved.