Russia mourns teen hockey player, who died during a youth game after being hit by a puck

A 16-year-old Russian hockey player Maxim Koposov died Friday from injuries sustained in a match in the central city of Penza, RIA Novosti reports.

Koposov was hit in the chest by the puck while playing for local team Olimpia in a youth game on Saturday, and collapsed onto the ice. He fell into a coma, and never regained consciousness.

The Rossia-24 channel said Koposov’s treatment had been delayed by the lack of an ambulance stationed at the Golden Puck ice rink.