A 13-year-old Russian girl has died after being struck in the head by a spear during an athletics training session at school.
The freak incident occurred on May 3 in the village of Priblizhnaya, a rural locality in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
A 17-year-old boy is said to have launched a training spear while the coach was absent from the sports field, hitting the girl in the eye, investigators said.
The unnamed schoolgirl was taken to hospital and remained in intensive care for four days but died four days later.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case and is examining whether safety protocols were followed at the school.
