Player dies of plane crash injuries

The only member of the Russian hockey team to survive a plane crash which killed 44 people has died of his injuries in a Moscow hospital.

Player dies of plane crash injuries

The only member of the Russian hockey team to survive a plane crash which killed 44 people has died of his injuries in a Moscow hospital.

Vishnevsky hospital said Alexander Galimov died this morning after suffering severe burns which covered about 90% of his body.

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