Chennai, December 12: A girl student studying in Madras Christian College collapsed in the basketball court on Monday evening during the mandatory sports session and was declared dead a few minutes later in the nearby hospital, The New Indian Express reported. The sudden death of 18-year-old shocked the entire college while others students are raised questions against the mandatory sports session. Mumbai: Woman Injured in Andheri Bridge Collapse Dies at Cooper Hospital.

According to reports, the decreased informed her teacher about the problem she regularly faced with anaemia and low blood pressure. However, the college faculty didn't pay heed to the girl's warning. Later, the girl was forced to run two to three rounds of the ground, said some fellow students. She was then forced to play basketball, where, she collapsed during the game and was rushed to the nearby hospital and was declared dead.

The sudden death of girl has provoked outrage among the students, nearly 500 students staged protest around the college campus. Meanwhile, the management has called a meeting with college authorities and six student representatives on Friday. Mumbai: 13-Year-Old Girl Dies After Collapsing on Stage During Dance Performance at ‘CM Chashak’ Event, Video Goes Viral.

Earlier in a similar incident from Mumbai last month, a 13-year-old minor girl died during a stage performance in Kandivali. The minor collapsed in the middle of the dance at CM Chasak program organised by the local leader and was rushed to the nearby hospital where she was declared dead on arrival.

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