A Brazilian football star’s four-year-old son who had been left in critical condition after being flung from a speeding car in a horror three-vehicle pile-up has died.
Paramedics twice had to bring critically injured Davi Pereira back from the brink of death following the head-on crash in Konyaaltı, in Antalya Province in Turkey.
The youngster’s heart stopped twice on the way to hospital and had to be restarted.
But now the football club Antalyaspor has made a statement informing of Davi’s death.
They said: “We will not forget you, Davi!
“We have learned with deep sadness that our football player Naldo Pereira’s son Davi, who had an accident last month, passed away.
“May God have mercy on little Davi.
“Our condolences to our football player Naldo and his family, especially his loved ones, relatives and our community.”
His father, Edinaldo Gomes Pereira, 35, known as Naldo, was not involved in the crash.
The smash happened when Naldo’s father-in-law and Davi’s grandfather, Walter Tilatti, who was driving, collided with another vehicle head-on.
Italian-born Tilatti’s car then careered off into the path of a motorcycle in the 7th September smash, say police.
Investigators have not named the second driver but identified the biker as Cuneyt Eslik.
Pictures of the crash site show a badly damaged red car and a motorbike lying on its side on the road.
Defender Naldo once played for Italy’s Serie A’s side Bologna F.C,. but now plays for Turkish club Antalyaspor.
