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KOLKATA: In a tragic incident, one Mahesh Thapa, a 27-year-old footballer who plays in a local league, died after a collision with the goalkeeper during a match in Jalpaiguri.

Thapa was first taken to the Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital but couldn’t be admitted to the ICU due to lack of beds and he was then driven to a private nursing home called Marina.

Unfortunately, the ICU was full there also.

It was learnt that Thapa stopped breathing on the way to another private facility called Touch. He was then brought back to the Sadar Hospital where he was declared dead.

Thapa represented the Toralpara team against Bhanu Nagar.

The unfortunate incident took place when the opposition goalie’s knee crashed into Thapa’s chest.

A post-mortem was conducted into the cause of death and the report is pending. (PTI)

 

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