By BBC SPORTMore by this AuthorA referee has died in hospital after collapsing during a match played at high altitude. Victor Hugo Hurtado collapsed in the 47th minute of Always Ready and Oriente Petrolero's Bolivian league game. The match was played at Municipal Stadium in El Alto, 3,900m (12,795ft) above sea level. Always Ready team doctor Eric Kosziner said the 31-year-old had a heart attack on the field and then a second, fatal attack as he arrived at the hospital. Bolivia president, Evo Morales Ayma, wrote on Twitter: "We regret the passing of referee Victor Hugo Hurtado.

Source: Daily Nation May 20, 2019 07:41 UTC