Chennai: A 33-year-old software engineer collapsed and died during a school sports event in Thirumullaivoyal on Thursday, in front of her husband and two daughters. The woman, M Rekha, a resident of Ramachandra Nagar, Poonamallee, had participated in an track competition for parents.
Rekha’s daughters, Manoshika, 11, and Haranya, 5, study at a private school in Mangadu, which held its sports day at the second battalion Tamil Nadu special police ground.
The school invited parents to participate in an event. Rekha and her husband, Mehta, 37, who works at a private firm, joined the celebration.
Rekha ran in the event alongside 15 other parents and finished eighth. As she crossed the finish line, Mehta greeted her and noticed she was panting heavily. He rushed her to their car, turned on the air-conditioner and gave her water.
Moments later, Rekha collapsed. Mehta took her to Stratford Hospital in Thirumullaivoyal, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
The Thirumullaivoyal police registered a case and sent her body for a post mortem at a govt hospital before handing it over to her family.
Investigations are ongoing.
