29 June 2009
Wolfgang Jost
Road accident
A freelance German journalist covering the Confederations Cup tournament in South Africa died on Monday after a car accident.
Wolfgang Jost, 57, a former sports editor of the Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel was injured in the crash on 25 June while going to a match in Bloemfontein.
He never recovered consciousness after the accident, which happened on the way to the Spain v United States semi-final.
Three other journalists were also injured in the crash but survived and have since returned home.
