KOTA KINABALU (ANN/THE STAR) – A Year Five pupil died after the frame of a goalpost fell on top of him during a sporting event at a school in Manggatal town.
The 11-year-old was confirmed to have died at the Likas Hospital following the 12.20pm freak accident on Thursday.
OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaidi Abdullah said the boy’s father, in his 50s, was present at the annual sports fair at SJK (C) Lok Yuk when he noticed pupils gathered in a group.
The man approached the group and found his son lying on the ground.