WHAT A SAD NEWS: Rangers head coach involve in a serious injury….

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The accident happened in the village of Konta Line as a bus carrying Ports Authority FC, the club Bangura coached, hit a stationary truck.

Idrissa Tarawally, secretary general of Ports Authority, said Bangura was taken to a hospital in Freetown but died from his injuries in the early hours of Wednesday.

This is shocking and I’m devastated. I’m speechless. A legend and good coach has gone so soon.”

Six players were also injured in the crash in Tonkolili district, with some in a serious condition, and they are receiving treatment in Freetown.

Bangura, a centre-back helped Sierra Leone to qualify for the 1994 and 1996 Africa Cup of Nations finals and featured in both tournaments.

Sierra Leone coach Amidu Karim, who played alongside Bangura for the national side in the 1990s, said he had lost “a friend, brother and mentor”.

Bangura, who also had stints as head coach of Sierra Leone’s Under-17, U20 and U23 teams, will be buried on Friday….