Football training turns into nightmare as goalpost falls on teenager in Andheri

Football training turned traumatic for 13yearold Nadir Khan who sustained injuries on his head shoulder and leg after a goalpost fell on him The incident took place when he was attending football lessons at Chitrakoot grounds in Andheri West run by India on Track as part of the prestigious LaLiga Football Schools on July 14His parents who suspect the goalpost fell on Nadir during training as it was not anchored properly have alleged negligence on the part of the institute while the managers claimed it was a freak accident and that the incident took place due to high wind speedThe incidentNadirrsquos mother Irum Khan said that she and her sisterinlaw had gone to a nearby supermarket when Nadir and his cousins were playing ldquoIt was my sisterinlaw who got a call from her son asking us to rush back as Nadir was hurt Initially I thought it was a minor incident as neither the coach nor the manager called us Meanwhile my sisterinlaw called Harsh Bhide manager who told us Nadir bumped into a goal post while runningrdquoAlso read Maharashtra Toddler falls to death from seventh floor flat in VasaiNadir Khan sustained several injuries and bruises on his face forehead back of the head leg and shoulderHowever after the duo reached other children told them that the goalpost fell on him when Nadir was playing as the goalkeeper Citing that no one from the facility bothered to call her to inform her of the accident Khan said ldquoThey said they were busy attending to Nadir and knew that I was awarerdquo She added ldquoMy son had blacked out after the goalpost fell on him and regained consciousness after a few minutesrdquoNo facilitiesldquoIt was only after we reached the ground that I saw Nadirrsquos face and head were severely swollen and bruised He was crying and wailing in pain shivering from being completely soaked in the rain But they didnrsquot have anything to cover him with In fact there were no chairs for him to sit on and Nadirrsquos cousin had to jump through a window to get a chair The cabin where the first aid kit was kept was locked They did not even have ice and a staff had to go out looking for icerdquo Khan saidShe added ldquoThis was only the third training session for my son and he was very excited about learning at the LaLiga Football Schools but what followed was a stressful and traumatic journey of painkillers scans and testsrdquo Nadir was rushed to Kokilaben hospital where he underwent a medical examination and was treated for his injuries before being sent homeA screengrab from the CCTV footage of the incidentDifferent storiesKhan said the explanations given by the staff at the training centre did not match with that of Nadir and other kids ldquoSo I told them that I needed to know how my son was hit as he was still in trauma and the doctors needed to know what happened After they shared the CCTV footage I saw how the goalpost fell on himrdquo she saidldquoInitially they had told me the rope holding up the goalpost snapped but later said it happened because it was too windy Why isnrsquot the equipment checked regularly Why conduct classes if yoursquore illequipped for rainsrdquo Khan askedlsquoNo negligence on our partrsquoVivek Sethia CEO of India on Track which is the official partner of LaLiga Football Schools India denied allegations of negligence and said it was a freak accident Sethia told midday ldquoI came down from Delhi to Mumbai and did a full incident report I even met the parents of the boy We followed full protocol and standard operating procedure SoP We double checked and did not find any problem with the installation of the goal post We even shared the CCTV footage with them We did not hide or try to cover up the incident We have been transparent about this since the beginning It is unfortunate that the boy was injured during the training session but it was not due to negligence from our side The goalpost fell due to windrdquoWhen asked about why a first aid kit was not available at the time of the incident Sethia said ldquoThe room containing first aid kit and ice was locked since the person in charge had gone to the restroom And we did not rush him to the hospital because the staff thought his parents would come and take him to a hospital of their choice There was an incident earlier where the parents wanted to take their child to a specific hospitalrdquo