A 13-year-old Russian girl has died after being struck in the head by a spear during an athletics training session at school.
The unfortunate incident occurred on May 3 in the village of Priblizhnaya, a rural locality in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Another teen, 17-year-old boy is said to have launched a training spear while the coach was absent from the sports field, hitting the girl in the eye, investigators said.
The unnamed schoolgirl was taken to hospital and remained in intensive care for four days but died four days later.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case and is examining whether safety protocols were followed at the school.
Officials are also assessing the actions of the teacher who left the students unsupervised.
The regional prosecutor’s office has initiated its own review into the quality of services provided by the sports school.
