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Child left 'brain dead' in accident dies

The 14 year old left brain dead after an accident in Laamu Atoll Kalaadhoo island was pronounced dead on Wednesday.

State run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) had been on ventilator for the last two days but passed away Wednesday morning.

Doctors had declared the victim brain dead and given up hope of recovery. The accident had occurred at 3:00 AM on Sunday.

Kalaadhoo council member Hussein Khaleel, said two children aged 14 and another child aged 13 had gone out for a spin on motorcycles during midnight, which had resulted in the accident.

No personal information has been revealed about the injured victim.

"The three students attend the same school. They were riding motorcycles during midnight when two of them crashed into each other and the accident occurred. They were both treated in the medical center, before the child who was seriously injured was sent to Male for further care," Khaleel said.