Hyderabad: A tragic event unfolded at CMR College on the outskirts of the city when a third-year B Tech student collapsed and reportedly died of a heart attack while playing cricket as part of an inter-college tournament.
The victim, who hailed from the Khammam district, was taking part in the match when he unexpectedly collapsed unconscious on the ground. Concered over the sudden collapse, suspecting a heart attack, his friends and college management rushed him to a local hospital in Hyderabad. The doctors, however, pronounced him dead on arrival.
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The student was playing the game actively when he collapsed. Over this, the police have registered a case and are waiting for a postmortem report to ascertain the cause of death.
This accident contributes to the increasing number of sudden cardiac arrests in young people across the nation.
