Police in Kwale have launched investigations into the sudden death of a Form Three student at Kwale High School who reportedly collapsed while playing football on Wednesday afternoon.
The student, identified as Victor Titi, allegedly collapsed while playing football with fellow students around lunchtime.
Kwale County Director of Education Ahmed Abdi said the student complained of dizziness before losing consciousness on the pitch.
“He was playing football with his friends when he suddenly sat down. It was reported that he was not feeling well, prompting others to move him away from the pitch,” Abdi said.
Student rushed to hospital
He said the student’s condition later deteriorated, prompting fellow students to alert the school nurse and members of the St John Ambulance club, who administered first aid before rushing him to Kwale Sub-County Hospital for treatment.
Abdi said Titi was received by doctors at the hospital, who made efforts to save his life for about two hours before he was pronounced dead.
He added that the student’s parents had been informed of his death.
Meanwhile, officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) visited the scene as part of investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.
Titi’s body is being preserved at the hospital mortuary pending a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.
Hospital says student was dead on arrival
However, Kwale Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Ann Nyambura said the student was pronounced dead on arrival at the facility.
“He was brought here by his colleagues and the school nurse, but unfortunately, they were carrying a lifeless body,” she said.
Nyambura said medical personnel who received the student found no pulse or other signs of life.
She added that there was nothing the medical team could do to save him.
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