Shivamogga: A 6-year-old Class 1 student tragically passed away after collapsing on his school premises in Sagar taluk, Shivamogga district, on Saturday. The deceased child is Trilok Jain, a resident of Kodanavalli village. He recently joined school on June 1.According to school authorities, the incident took place in the evening after classes concluded for the day. Trilok was standing on the school playground, waiting to head home, when he suddenly collapsed. Teachers rushed to his assistance immediately and sprinkled water on his face. After regaining consciousness momentarily, Trilok told the teachers that he needed to use the restroom. His friends accompanied him to the school toilet, but when he failed to step out for a long time, school staff went to check on him and found him lying unconscious inside.The school staff took the boy to a local private clinic, but no doctors were available at the time. The teachers then tried to arrange for an ambulance, but emergency medical transit could not reach them in time. Left with no choice, they arranged for an alternative private vehicle to rush him to a hospital in Kundapura. Tragically, the young boy breathed his last on the way to a hospital.Trilok was the son of Gautam Jain and Shilpa, who has been working as a guest teacher at the same govt school for the past eight years.According to teacher Chandrappa Alur, Trilok had a pre-existing medical history of congenital heart complications. Speaking to TOI, Sagar BEO Sadananda Swamy said the kid’s mother is also working as a guest teacher in the school. “As per the teacher’s information, the boy was battling a rare disease,” he said.Cremation took place on Sunday.
