Former Heartland FC coach from last season Christian Obi has died suddenly after the club’s bus was involved in a ghastly accident on Friday, PM news reports.

The coach was said to be in front of the Heartland FC bus when it collided with a tipper, with the front of the bus seriously dented.

Obi reportedly died on the way to the hospital.

The accident reportedly occurred in Okigwe en-route to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, where the Naze Millionaires were to participate in the Ifeanyi Ekwueme TICO/SELECT pre-season tournament.

Obi was in charge last season when Heartland FC were relegated.

According to Punch, aged 57, Obi was a Nigeria youth international goalkeeper who competed in the Men’s Football Tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.