Pala (Kerala): A school student who was injured during state junior athletic sports meet here died at a hospital on Monday, 17 days after he was hit during the sporting event.
The 17-year-old Abheel Johnson succumbed to his injuries at Kottayam Medical College on Monday evening.
Johnson who was working as a volunteer at the meet got injured when he was trying to collect javelins from the ground. He was shifted to Kottayam medical college after the accident.
A police probe is underway. The State athletic department also formed a team to examine the incident.
Johnson was a student of St. Thomas Higher Secondary School in Pala.
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