Boy, 15, dies after suddenly collapsing during school football match

A 15-year-old lad has died aft collapsing during a school shot lucifer successful Manchester.

The schoolboy had been playing successful a crippled astatine Ashton and Mersey School for Sale High School connected Tuesday evening erstwhile helium collapsed.

A enactment from the schoolhouse confirmed that the lad aboriginal died ‘despite each efforts of the unit and the exigency services.’

The lad who died is yet to beryllium named, but was a twelvemonth 11 pupil astatine Sale High School, a enactment sent to parents by bosses astatine Ashton connected Mersey School confirmed.

Teachers astatine Sale High School shared their ‘deep sadness’ astatine the quality of the boy’s death.

A connection sent from Ashton connected Mersey schoolhouse caput Mr McConaghie to parents work ‘It is with heavy sadness that I constitute to you with accusation astir a superior incidental that took spot astatine Ashton connected Mersey School connected Tuesday evening.

‘During a Year 11 shot lucifer a pupil from Sale High School collapsed. 

‘I person subsequently been informed that the pupil has tragically died contempt each the efforts of the unit and the exigency services.

‘The thoughts and condolences of the Ashton connected Mersey School assemblage are with the household and friends of the pupil.’

The schoolhouse added each extra-curricular sports activities would beryllium cancelled for the remainder of the week.

Sale High School are yet to remark connected their pupil’s death.

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