The 16-year-old footballer
Noah Gesser
, considered a promise of Ajax, died on Friday in a
car accident
with his brother, the Dutch club reported on Saturday.
"Ajax have received the terrible news that Noah Gesser has passed away," the team said in a statement.
The accident took place on Friday night in IJsselstein, when the vehicle Gesser was driving
collided with a pickup truck.
Both Gesser and his brother were killed in the incident,
while the driver of the truck was taken to hospital, but only suffered minor injuries, according to public broadcaster NOS.
Born on February 27, 2005 in IJsselstein, Gesser had played for Ajax since 2018, having gone through the Alphense Boys.
He was scheduled to play for Ajax's U-17 team this season.
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