A 16-year-old boy was reported dead while participating in a marathon at an inter-school sports meet at a school in Thirukkovil, Ampara yesterday.
According to the Police, the child had fallen sick while participating in the marathon last morning and had been admitted to the Thirukkovil Hospital.
However, the boy who had been transferred to the Akkaraipattu Hospital for further treatment had died at the hospital.
The deceased has been identified as a resident of the Thirukkovil 3 area.
The incident had also resulted in area residents staging a protest in front of the Thirukkovil Hospital claiming that the authorities had failed to provide the necessary treatment to the ill child.
As the Police had intervened and explained the situation to the area residents, the crowd had dispersed thereafter.
The Thirukkovil Police is conducting further investigations into the death. (NewsWire)
