Footballer escapes serious injury after crashing airborne into Belgian sports hall

Sofian Kiyine
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Sofian Kiyine, a Moroccan professional footballer playing for Belgian Pro League side OH Leuven, has escaped serious injury after ploughing his car into a sports hall last week in a high-speed crash.

Hitting a roundabout at speed in the municipality of Flémalle, Kiyine's car was catapulted into the air and through the side of the The Louis Melin sports hall. He had reportedly lost control of the vehicle before the incident occurred.

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Ryan Dabbs
Staff writer

Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future.