Published on 12:00 AM, September 17, 2016

Another case of cardiac arrest

Hull City's Andy Dawson (R) looks at the ball while his teammates Bryan Hughes (L) and Kamil Zayatte (2nd L) gesture to the linesman for offside. File Photo: AFP
Agencies, London

Former Hull City star Bryan Hughes has told of his shock at the sudden death of his friend and former teammate Daniel Wilkinson.

Mr Wilkinson, a former youth player at City, collapsed on the pitch during a non-league match in Barnsley. It is thought he suffered a heart attack.

The 24-year-old appeared to stop breathing before going into cardiac arrest during the second-half of a cup match on Monday night.

Mr Hughes said: "It is devastating news. I knew Dan when he was a young lad coming through at Hull City. I then managed him when he was at Scarborough Athletic. This news is really hard to take. He was a very fit lad and looked after himself."               

Mr Wilkinson was playing for Shaw Lane AFC in an Integro Doodson League Cup clash against Evo-Stik Northern Premier League rivals Brighouse Town when he collapsed.            

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