• Tweet

A photo of India's national football colours and players

RELATED ARTICLES

• Probe after sweepers act as doctors at India hospital
• 3 dead after gunfire at US soccer tournament
• Muamba dreams of playing again
• Olympics prepared for contest against infectious disease
• Female athlete in gender row after rape arrest
• Why Bucs defender collapsed
• Morosini dies on pitch, shocks Italy
• Gatyeni on the mend
• Scare as boxer hits the canvas
• Killer has to heal that knee!
• Lille sign Kalou in four-year deal
• Coach Bielsa confronts builder over shoddy Athletic work
• Best of Bafana Bafana
• Finding best trio for Barca input
• Here's what to do to get better results for Bafana
• Technical boss needed for SA football
• 'We want your blood' - Brazilian football club
• Referee dishes out five red cards - in dressing room

Indian media reports say a football player in the eastern city of Jalpaiguri has died after failing to receive medical attention following a collision with the opposition goalkeeper in a local match.

The Indian Express reported Tuesday that 27-year-old Mahesh Thapa, who was playing for Raikatpara Sports Association against Bhanu Nagar at a remote ground in the city, died after being refused admission to three hospitals because no beds were available.

The report said Thapa was ferried between hospitals on a motorcycle as no ambulance was available.

This is the second football-related death in India within four months.

A Bangalore player, D. Venkatesh, died in March after suffering a cardiac arrest on the field. No ambulance was available and Venkatesh was taken to hospital in a three-wheel auto-rickshaw..

Comments

• Sign in or sign up to comment

Wed May 22 01:27:29 SAST 2013 ::

Jul 10, 2012

Shredder

It is becoming oo dangerous to be a soccer player recently.
Report Abuse

Jul 10, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

Eish........ motorcycle and three-wheel auto-rickshaw as ambulances, at least it is a mode of transport. In Mzansi you die whilst waiting for the ambulance.......................
Report Abuse

Jul 10, 2012

iPhone4

A motorcycle carrying a patient? Hawu bantu
Report Abuse

Jul 10, 2012

Bra_NeatDick

This is Fu_cked up, no service delivery at all. These Indians need to come to Mzantsi and learn a thing or two about service delivery protests.
Report Abuse

Jul 10, 2012

sakhomba

how come Indians in Laudium and Mayfair drive Mercedes Benz E55 AMGs and BMW M5s, but in thier home country they drive rickshaws and run down motor cycles?
Report Abuse

Jul 10, 2012

Skhumbasengwenya

AmaNdiya ake ayidlala nini ibhola?Sibazi ngeCricket.But RIP brother.
Report Abuse

Jul 10, 2012

Shredder

@Skhumbasengwenya
AmaNdiya ake ayidlala nini ibhola?Sibazi ngeCricket.But RIP brother.
======================================================================
I know Deshi Baktawer and Gorah Ibrahim
Report Abuse

Jul 10, 2012

McLoving

Poor Indian health care system whereas there are so many Indian doctors all over the world..everywhere you go you come across an Indian doctor.
Report Abuse

Jul 10, 2012

kaustubh23

look at the brighter side: More than 1 billion population and only one sport cricket. Still Indians have passion for this sport while not having much facilities. Agree with McLoving, but this because they don't found proper atmosphere in the country to grow, still they're contributing to the world which can't be neglected. Healthcare of the world power America itself is very pathetic only rich Americans benefited with the current system. System is everwhere designed by the rich and in the favor of them. SAD...
Report Abuse

Jul 10, 2012

GigiMavalani

Thats India for you, all the ambulances were on cricket matches
Report Abuse

Read all 12 comments