Campion student dies in goalpost accident

The family of an eighth-grader and the wider Campion College fraternity are trying to come to grips with the sudden death of a teenager from injuries he suffered after a football goalpost fell on him on the school grounds on Tuesday.

The Jamaican observer was told that just after 3pm the boy, who was a member of the school’s rugby team, was playing on the goal post which was not securely secured to the ground when it fell on him causing serious injuries.

One unconfirmed report was that he was getting ready for rugby training and stretching at the post when the accident happened.

He was rushed to a nearby medical facility where he was pronounced dead
Observer was also told.

There was some confusion when the news broke as it was believed he was a member of the school’s football team competing in the ISSA Manning Cup competition.

It was thought that the accident occurred during a training session, but a text message from the coach of the Campion College team stated that the team had carried out a training session without any incident.

In March 2011, nine-year-old Sts Peter and Paul Preparatory School student Jerimiah Yson Jr died after a goalpost fell on him on the school’s playing field.

The tragedy resulted in Sts Peter and Paul Prep, a feeder school for Campion College, implementing a number of safety measures including the use of aluminum goalposts.

Three months earlier, a similar tragedy claimed the life of seven-year-old Nicholas Hamilton at Coke View Primary School in Westmoreland.