UP boy, 10, collapses while running race at school, dies of cardiac arrest

A boy collapsed during a race at a Muzaffarnagar school and later died. Doctors reportedly attributed his death to cardiac arrest, while his father said he had shown no illness.The boy's father said he had no past history of any ailments.A sports event at a school in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar turned tragic after a 10-year-old boy collapsed while participating in a race. He reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and died.The incident took place on Saturday at the Composite School and the sports event was organised to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.Halfway through the race, the boy, a class 4 student, suddenly collapsed and was rushed to a nearby hospital by the school staff.As his condition worsened, he referred to another hospital, where the doctors examined the boy and told the family that his heartbeat had stopped. They reportedly attributed his death to a cardiac arrest.Speaking to Aaj Tak, India Today's sister channel, the boy's father, Pramod Kumar, said his son had left home in good health and had shown no signs of illness before going to school. "He had gone from home in good health. We have four children, three daughters and one son. Nothing like this had happened to him before," the grieving father said.- Ends