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October 29, 2024

WATCH: Campion College student dies after goal post falls on him

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Observer Online understands that a Campion College student has died from injuries he sustained after a goal post fell on him on the school grounds on Tuesday.

The incident is said to have happened sometime after 3:00 pm. The child, reportedly a second form student, was reportedly swinging on the goal post when it fell on him. He was rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies where he was pronounced dead.

More information to come.

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