A student died Monday after a rural Mexicali school accident reported in the basketball court
A high school student died Monday morning after a basketball ring fell in a rural Mexicali school.
The police received a report at 10:07 a.m. in the CBTA 41 High School campus located in the Benito Juárez rural town, authorities said.
Campus principal called 9-1-1 to request an ambulance to help the teenager.
The student was identified as Ismael Millan Jr., age 15.
Mexicali Fire Department paramedics declared the minor dead.
The physical education teacher told school staff that the teenager was hanging from a basketball ring that fell and hit the teenager’s head.
Due to the weight, the ring got separated from the pole due to corrosion.
State responds
State authorities reacted Monday evening to the death of a rural Mexicali high school student who was playing basketball. At the same time, authorities announced relief to the family.
The state Department of Education expressed its condolences to the family.
Secretary of Education Gerardo Arturo Solís said state officials met the student’s family.
State Liaison of the Office of Technology, Agricultural and Sea Education Noe López said authorities visited the school while the Attorney General’s office opened an investigation to determine the cause of the death.
López added that the agency plans to provide family help through the school’s life insurance.
The agency also plans to inspect other schools to determine any issues in order to avoid incidents like this from happening again.
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