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Goalposts kill Russian girl during school soccer match

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MOSCOW, March 25 (RIA Novosti) - A fifth-grade student at a school in the Republic of Bashkiria, in the southwest Urals, died after goalposts fell on her, local police said.

The 12-year-old girl was in a physical education class, playing soccer with her classmates when the incident occurred.

The goalposts were not fixed to the ground, eyewitnesses said.

School officials immediately called an ambulance and the student was rushed to a local hospital. She was diagnosed with a fractured skull and chest injuries.

"The child died without regaining consciousness," the spokesperson said.

A criminal case could be opened into the incident.

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