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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chiara Giordano

Emiliano Sala died in plane crash after he was overcome by carbon monoxide from faulty exhaust, inquest finds

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An inquest jury has concluded footballer Emiliano Sala died as a result of a plane crash, having been overcome by toxic levels of carbon monoxide from the aircraft’s faulty exhaust system.

The Argentinian striker, 28, died alongside pilot David Ibbotson, 59, when the private plane he was travelling in crashed in the English Channel on 21 January 2019.

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