Brumbies' Shawn Mackay dies in hospital

(AAP)- Brumbies Super 14 rugby player Shawn Mackay has died in a Durban hospital.

Mackay, 26, died at about 11am AEST, having suffered a cardiac arrest, a Brumbies
spokesman said.
He had been in hospital, critically ill with multiple injuries, since the early
hours of March 29 when he was hit by an armed response car in a Durban street.
He had shown some positive signs after being brought out of a medically induced coma
late last week and underwent surgery.
"After his surgery Shawn contracted an infection in his bloodstream," said Brumbies
chief executive Andrew Fagan.
"He deteriorated rapidly and suffered a cardiac arrest from which he didn't recover."
"It's devastating news for his family and for all of the Brumbies community.
"Our thoughts and those of the players are with his family at this most difficult
time."
Mackay had been admitted to St Augustine's hospital in Durban with a cervical spinal
fracture and dislocation, a fractured skull as well as a broken leg and multiple
facial fractures after being struck by the vehicle.
The incident occurred about 4.15am Durban time when Mackay and a number of other
Brumbies were leaving a nightclub, having wound down after their Super 14 loss to
the Sharks the previous evening.
Mackay's parents, John and Leonie, and girlfriend Trish flew to South Africa on
Tuesday to be by his side.
The Brumbies were flying back to Australia on Monday after completing their
three-match trip to South Africa with a win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein at the
weekend.