8-year-old dies as handball pole falls on him in school in Udaipur

Jaipur: An eight-year-old boy died after a handball pole fell on him at a school in Udaipur district Monday, police said.The incident occurred at a private school in Govardhan Vilas area, when the child was hanging from a handball pole in the playground, which suddenly collapsed and struck his head, causing serious injuries, Station House Officer Rajendra Singh Charan said.Maharth Raj Singh, 8, a Class 3 student and resident of R K Puram, Titaradi in Udaipur, was rushed to MB Hospital by school staff, where he succumbed during treatment, the officer said.Police said the body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem. The child was the only son of his parents. PTI