Goalkeeper of Chelyabinsk “Chelmet” Alexey Shchetilin and his wife were slightly injured following a car accident in Chelyabinsk, the press service of the hockey club reports.
The victims are now conscious. Earlier, the media reported that a car hit a crowd of pedestrians on one of the city streets, while the driver left the scene of the accident and was subsequently arrested.
— Monday afternoon, at the intersection of Chicherin and Frères Kashirin streets, an accident occurred, in which five people were injured. One of them was Chelmet’s guard Alexey Shchetilin and his wife. ⠀
Today, the team player and his wife are in the hospital. Both suffered minor injuries and are both conscious. The Traktor hockey club is doing everything possible to ensure that Alexei and his wife receive rapid and qualified assistance,” the club’s press release said.
Shchetilin is 23 years old; this VHL season, the goaltender played 16 matches in which he helped the team to nine victories with 90.9% saved shots.
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