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Emiliano Sala died of head, torso injuries in crash - Sports News

Emiliano Sala died of head, torso injuries in crash Emiliano Sala died of head, torso injuries in crash Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala's body was recovered from the seabed wreckage last week but pilot David Ibbotson is still missing advertisement February 12, 2019 UPDATED: February 12, 2019 10:11 IST Sala's body was recovered from the seabed wreckage last week but pilot David Ibbotson is still missing (AP Photo) HIGHLIGHTS A single-engine aircraft was flying Sala from Nantes to Cardiff where he was due to begin his Premier League career Sala's body was recovered last week, days after his plane crashed in the English Channel Nantes, Cardiff fans bid emotional goodbye to Sala on the day of mourning

A post-mortem found Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala died from injuries to his head and torso when his plane crashed in the English Channel.

The evidence was heard at a coroner's hearing in the English city of Dorset on Monday, three weeks to the day since the crash.

The single-engine aircraft was flying from the French city of Nantes to Cardiff where Sala was due to start a new career playing for the Welsh capital's Premier League club.

Home Office pathologist Dr Basil Purdue has given the cause of Sala's death as "head and trunk injuries."

Sala's body was recovered from the seabed wreckage last week but pilot David Ibbotson is still missing.

Acting senior Dorset coroner Brendan Allen said during Monday's hearing the Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigation could take up to 12 months. A pre-inquest review hearing was set for November 6.