Son of German football star Michael Ballack dies in quad bike crash

05-Aug-2021 16:06:42 | The Guardian

Emilio Ballack declared dead at scene after accident close to family home in Tróia, Portugal

The son of the former Chelsea midfielder and Germany captain Michael Ballack has died in a quad bike crash in Portugal, emergency services have said.

Emilio Ballack, 18, was driving the vehicle on land owned by his father in Tróia, a peninsula about an hour south of Lisbon, local media reported. The accident took place just after 2am and firefighters tried to save him but he was declared dead at the scene.