A primary five student died after he was crushed by a goalposts in Menggatal on Thursday.
KOTA KINABALU (Oct 21): A primary five pupil died after a goal post fell on him during a sports meet held at a football field in Menggatal on Thursday.
Kota Kinabalu police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zaidi Abdullah said the 11-year-old victim and a student from SRK(C) Lok Yuk, were rushed to the Likas Hospital following the 12.20pm incident.
“The boy was pronounced dead while being treated in hospital, after sustaining injuries on his head,” said Mohd Zaidi in a statement on Friday.
He said the boy’s father was present at the annual sports fair at SJK(C) Lok Yuk when he noticed pupils gathering in a group and making a commotion on the field.
He said when the man went to check, he saw his son was lying on the ground.
“The victim was rushed to the Likas Hospital in an ambulance after a teacher called the MERS-999 number,” he said.
He said police investigation at the scene did not find any foul play involved and the case has been classified as sudden death.