Car crash grief for Musolitin
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Article summary
Ukrainian international striker Volodymyr Musolitin has been involved in a serious car accident.
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Tragic accident
The 29-year-old centre-forward was at the wheel of a car which hit two young girls as it span out of control on an icy surface in the village of Chabanka near Odessa on Saturday morning. One of the girls died at the scene, the other is in intensive care and Musolitin's wife, who was travelling with him, was also injured.
Ukrainian career
Musolitin started his career as a midfield player with FC CSA Odesa, moving on to FC Chornomorets Odesa where he played in the side that twice finished runners-up in the Ukrainian Premier League. He spent the first part of the 2002/03 season with FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, scoring five goals in ten appearances.
Police investigation
The striker made his debut for Ukraine in May 2002, scoring in a game against Yugoslavia but he has been without a club more recently. As a free agent, Musolitin had been training with FC Volyn Lutsk and was considering signing for the club, but a police investigation into the accident and the stressful circumstances surrounding it may have put his career on hold.
