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Himachal student dies after head hits roadside pole from moving bus

Nahan, October 15 (UNI) A Class 12 student died after his head struck a roadside pole while he was travelling in a bus returning from the state-level Under-19 Student Sports Competition in Kupvi, police said.
The deceased was identified as Ayush Koondel, son of Hukam Singh, a resident of Bakharoti village under Lajya post office in Hamirpur district.
The accident occurred near Dhar Chyama, around three km from Kupvi, when the bus carrying students from Government Senior Secondary School, Nalti, Hamirpur, was travelling along a narrow, winding road.
According to preliminary reports and eyewitnesses, Ayush was sitting near a window and had put his head outside when it struck a roadside pole. He sustained serious head injuries and fell back inside the bus.
Teachers and fellow students rushed him to the Civil Hospital in Kupvi with the help of an ambulance and local vehicles. However, doctors declared him dead on examination.
Students from various schools were returning to their respective districts after participating in the competition when the incident occurred.
The accident has caused grief among the student’s family, schoolmates and the local sports community.
Police registered a case and took custody of the body. Postmortem and other legal formalities are underway.
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