Bhadrak, Oct 15 (PTI) A class 9 student died on Saturday after suddenly collapsing during prayer at her school in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said.

The incident happened at a state-run school in Bansar in Dhamanagar police station area, they said.

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She suddenly collapsed during the morning prayer and was unconscious, her classmates said.

She was taken immediately to the classroom and a teacher tried to revive her, but to no avail. She was admitted to the community health center, and later shifted to the district hospital where she died, said a teacher of the school.

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The cause of the death of the 14-year-old girl will be ascertained after post-mortem, said doctor Santosh Jena of the district hospital.

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