In freak accident, 15-year-old impaled by flying javelin in school practice session, dies

In a tragic incident from a school in Raigad, a 15-year-old student lost his life after being hit on the head by a javelin thrown by a fellow student.

The incident occurred around 12:30 pm on Wednesday at the INT English School in Purar, Mangaon taluka. The victim has been identified as Hujefa Daware.

According to the police, Hujefa was participating in training for a local-level sports competition and had thrown the javelin, which was later picked up and thrown back by another student.