In a disturbing incident, athlete Varinder Singh suddenly collapsed and died of a heart attack while talking on the phone with a friend at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab, on Wednesday.

A video of the alleged incident surfaced on social media; Singh can be seen collapsing while talking on the phone with other athletes around him. As soon as he fell, others rushed to help him.

Watch the video here:

According to reports, 54-year-old Singh had come to the stadium to attend Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan Season 3.

The competition started in five districts of Punjab, including Ludhiana, on Monday and includes events such as athletics, baseball, kickboxing and lawn tennis. The event will continue until November 9.

These events are held at Guru Nanak Stadium, Multi-Purpose Hall, Government Girls School Gill and Harvest Lawn Tennis Academy in Jassowal.

Varinder, who came to Ludhiana from Jalandhar, participated in the long jump competition. According to reports, Singh had completed his game at 3 pm but was watching other athletes. At around 17.30, he suddenly fell to the ground having a heart attack.

A medical team was on hand nearby and immediately rushed him to hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Varinder’s wife and son took his body to his hometown Jalandhar for cremation. Varinder’s daughter is studying medicine abroad and his son is an engineer in Jalandhar. Varinder was working as HR in a private company.