What should have been a normal soccer game between students of the Seventh Adventist Day (SDA) Senior High School at Koforidua last Friday turned tragic when an 18-year-old form two student collapsed and died.
The deceased, whose name was only given as Oduro, was said to have joined his Visual Art colleagues in a match against their counterparts from the General Art class at the school’s park. Prior to the start of the mid-term game at about 2.30 p.m, the deceased who rushed to the field to play the number five position was said to have become dazed and gradually started falling down. His mates who prevented him from hitting the ground were said to have first taken him to the school’s clinic where he was given a first aid treatment.
With the condition of the deceased not showing any signs of improvement, the school authority rushed him to the St. Joseph Hospital at Koforidua, where he passed on while being attended to by the doctor and other health personnel on duty at about 4.30 p.m
The superintendent of the hospital, Dr. Akrofi Mantey, and other health aides who were attending to Oduro were reported to have burst into uncontrollable tears when the deceased died right before their eyes, a situation that was said to have emotionally touched other out-patients who also cried.
Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been placed in the hospital morgue, awaiting autospy.
When the Daily Graphic contacted some members of the school administration last Sunday, they confirmed the death but declined to give any further comment.
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