Player dies from head injury during kok boru game in Voenno-Antonovka

A player died during a kok boru game in Voenno-Antonovka village. The incident was broadcast live on a YouTube channel.

The accident occurred on March 12 during a kok boru match held in honor of Nooruz holiday. The 44-year-old player, Mirlan Srazhdinov, bent down, trying to pick up a goat carcass from the ground, when he was accidentally hit by another player’s horse. Srazhdinov fell to the ground unconscious.

The ambulance service told 24-kg.com news agency that the man died before the arrival of doctors from an open craniocerebral injury.