National-Level Basketball Player Crushed By Falling Pole In Haryana | Read

A 16-year-old national-level basketball player died in a freak accident in Haryana's Rohtak after the basketball pole fell on his chest during practice. Hardik was practising in the court in Lakhan Majra yesterday when the pole, apparently not planted firmly, fell forward and crushed him. His friends rushed to help him, but the teen could not be saved.

Chilling CCTV footage of the incident shows Hardik practising alone in the court. He runs from the three-point line -- the semi-circle with the pole in the middle -- and jumps and touches the basket. Basketball players practise this move to improve their scoring abilities.