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Another case of cardiac arrest

Agencies, London

Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:00 AM Last update on: Sun Sep 18, 2016 03:12 PM

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

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.

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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.