5 hours ago17-year-old dies in Melbourne after being hit by cricket ball
Periskopi(7 months ago)
(7 months ago)An Australian teenager lost her life after being hit by a cricket ball during a training session in Melbourne. Ben Austin, 17, was training with helmets but with no back guard, on the cricket nets at Ferntree Gully on Tuesday, when he was hit in the neck by a ball thrown out with a cannon thrower. [...]
Ben Austin, 17, was training with helmets but with no back guard, on the cricket nets at Ferntree Gully on Tuesday, when he was hit in the neck by a ball thrown out with a cannon thrower.
Emergency workers arrived at the scene about 5:00 local time (06:00 GMT) before Ben was rushed to hospital in critical condition.
He was put in vital support but died Thursday. /Periscope/
