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NEW DELHI - A young footballer lost his life in India's north-east over the weekend after injuring his spinal cord while celebrating a goal he had scored, newspapers reported on Monday.

Peter Biaksangzuala, 23, fell backwards on his head as he took a series of somersaults after scoring the equaliser for his team in a local match in Khawzawl town close to India's eastern border with Myanmar last Tuesday, the Times of India said.

As he lay on the ground in pain, unsuspecting team-mates jumped on him to celebrate before they realised the extent of the injury and summoned an stretcher to rush him to hospital.

Biaksangzuala died on Sunday after his condition deteriorated in hospital as doctors attempted to repair his damaged spine, the newspaper quoted hospital staff as saying.

Lal Hmar, a football official in Mizoram state, told reporters in capital Aizawl that the young footballer had donated his eyes before his death.

"Peter was a very talented player who dreamt of playing in the national league," Hmar said. "His death has come as a big shock to all of us. We all thought he will recover."

Hmar said the local association was planning to hold a charity match in Biaksangzuala's memory.

Footballers are known to injure themselves while celebrating a goal, but there is no recorded instance of it causing a death. — Agence France-Presse

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He has apparently donated his eyes from his death
Poor guy!

[Marsh.]

Wow, that's tragic.

RIP.

[lostalex]

he died doing what he loved. most of us will die lonely and frustrated.

[Kizzy]

Poor lad

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

he died doing what he loved. most of us will die lonely and frustrated.

Yes, I'm sure he loved that head and spine injury.

[Nedusa]

Maybe Premiership Footballers will think twice about using this as a goal celebration.





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[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Yes, I'm sure he loved that head and spine injury.

let's recreate it bro. i volunteer to be the myth busters and you will be the spine that i break. k? yay science./

[JoshBB]

ouch, what a way to die though..

"Peter Biaksangzuala,
fell on his head while celebrating a goal"

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

ouch, what a way to die though..

"Peter Biaksangzuala,
fell on his head while celebrating a goal"

no ouch, it was instant.

As a 20 year smoker, i'd rather go out that way than getting esophageal cancer and having to blink to communicate after they remove my jaw.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by lostalex

no ouch, it was instant.

As a 20 year smoker, i'd rather go out that way than getting esophageal cancer and having to blink to communicate after they remove my jaw.

It wasn't an instant death although I'm sure if his spinal chord was injured he didn't have a lot of pain (I hope not anyway). Very sad.....

[Novo]

Originally Posted by lostalex

no ouch, it was instant.

As a 20 year smoker, i'd rather go out that way than getting esophageal cancer and having to blink to communicate after they remove my jaw.

It wasn't instant fam, he was alive for hours after it happened

[Redway]

Tragic news. RIP.

Some disgusting comments from the usual slew of immature cunts on Facebook.

[user104658]

The article says that team mates jumped on him not realising that he was hurt, but from the clip it looks like they realised straight away and were rushing over to help. Anyway, the only positive hear is that at least it probably was quick and painless - it's likely that he never knew anything happened at all. No, he didn't die instantly, but with an injury like that it's probably likely that he was knocked out instantly and never woke up.

Originally Posted by lostalex

he died doing what he loved. most of us will die lonely and frustrated.

Well... most of us won't die aged 23.

And whilst I get that life can be inherently frustrating and for most people probably a bit unfulfilling - anyone who dies lonely has no one but themselves to blame.

[MTVN]

When it says he donated his eyes does that mean it was something he agreed to do before this accident or was he conscious at some point after doing it?

[Marc]

Does it matter Matthew

[Novo]

He had them removed before he died I suspect

[Shaun]

That's horrific

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

When it says he donated his eyes does that mean it was something he agreed to do before this accident or was he conscious at some point after doing it?

"Take them. Take my beautiful eyes"

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

anyone who dies lonely has no one but themselves to blame.

Not really.

There's many old folks whose partners die, they have no children for one reason or another and have no relatives and die lonely. I wouldn't say that's about "blame" at all.

[lostalex]

i'm making jell-o.

It takes a few hours to set.

[Marsh.]

You don't come across as the jelly type.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

You don't come across as the jelly type.

i'm starting a diet and it's sugar-free.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Not really.

There's many old folks whose partners die, they have no children for one reason or another and have no relatives and die lonely. I wouldn't say that's about "blame" at all.

Some people have partners die and choose loneliness, which is completely their own choice and fair enough. Other than that - anyone who is lonely simply because they don't have blood relatives has, at some point along the line, in some way, limited themselves. It's not about anyone else "blaming" anyone, an individual's loneliness is nothing to do with anyone but them, and affects no one but them... and no one HAS to be lonely. Friendship and companionship is literally everywhere for anyone who seeks it. Most people just don't.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Some people have partners die and choose loneliness, which is completely their own choice and fair enough. Other than that - anyone who is lonely simply because they don't have blood relatives has, at some point along the line, in some way, limited themselves. It's not about anyone else "blaming" anyone, an individual's loneliness is nothing to do with anyone but them, and affects no one but them... and no one HAS to be lonely. Friendship and companionship is literally everywhere for anyone who seeks it. Most people just don't.

Yes, but you said anyone who is lonely only has themselves to blame. There are countless reasons for someone to end up alone that wouldn't be their own doing.

[T*]

Originally Posted by MTVN

When it says he donated his eyes does that mean it was something he agreed to do before this accident or was he conscious at some point after doing it?

Before.