Heartbreak as boy, 15, dies after collapsing suddenly during school football game

The tragic incidental took spot during a crippled astatine Ashton connected Mersey School against Sale High School connected Tuesday nighttime - the 15-year-old lad was a pupil successful Year 11 and attended Sale High School

A teen has died aft collapsing during a schoolhouse shot game.

The tragic incidental took spot during a crippled astatine Ashton connected Mersey School against Sale High School connected Tuesday night.

The 15-year-old lad was a pupil successful Year 11 and attended Sale High School, according to a enactment sent to parents from bosses astatine Ashton connected Mersey School and seen by the Manchester Evening News.

It added helium collapsed during the shot crippled connected Tuesday nighttime (November 5) and sadly died 'despite each the efforts of the unit and the exigency services'.

School leaders said they shared the quality with 'deep sadness' and the 'thoughts and condolences' of the schoolhouse assemblage were with the boy's household and friends.

In a connection sent from Ashton connected Mersey schoolhouse caput Mr McConaghie to parents, helium said: "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.

"We recognise that this volition beryllium particularly challenging for galore of our pupils and intensive enactment is successful spot for those closest to the incident. Should immoderate different pupils feels distressed, oregon if they simply request idiosyncratic to speech to, they should interaction a Head of Year and further pastoral enactment volition beryllium provided."

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