An Indian footballer dies after somersault goal celebration goes wrong.

A footballer has died after a celebration went tragically wrong in India’s Mizoram Premier League.

Peter Biaksangzuala died in hospital on Sunday after falling on his head while attempting a somersault after scoring for Bethlehem Vengthlang FC.

The 23-year-old midfielder scored a 62nd-minute equaliser against Chanmari West FC in Tuesday's league encounter and celebrated acrobatically.

He mistimed his landing and his head took the brunt of the fall. Team-mates immediately rushed to his aid and he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher.

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He was rushed to Aizawl Civil Hospital where a CT scan revealed he had severely damaged his spinal cord and he was put into an intensive care unit.

He spent five days in hospital, as doctors unsuccessfully attempted to heal his injuries, and was pronounced dead in the early hours of Sunday after being put on a ventilator.

Reports in India suggest that He had donated his eyes during the time he spent in the hospital.

In memory of the midfielder, Bethlehem Vengthlang FC have retired his shirt No 21 with the Mizoram Football Association's secretary Lalnghinglova Hmar giving his sincere condolences.

'This is indeed very shocking for all of us,' he told reporters.
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