The Spanish rugby player Kawa Leauma died early this Tuesday in Amsterdam due to injuries sustained in the accident he had on Saturday night.

He had since been admitted to Intensive Care and

had undergone surgery to try to reduce the damage from the severe head injury

caused by falling from a height of several meters.

The first intervention, hours after the accident, raised some hopes of a slow recovery.

But on Monday afternoon the news provided from the capital of the Netherlands by the manager of the Spanish team, who has remained by his side, was no longer positive.

Leauma traveled to Amsterdam within the call of the Spanish team, which on Saturday at two in the afternoon faced the local team.

Unexpectedly, his participation was ruled out on Friday.

He continued with his teammates, witnessed the crash and returned with them to the hotel after the meeting because there was no third time due to the negative evolution of the pandemic in that country.

He decided then to meet other rugby players settled in the Netherlands whom he knew from previous stages.

They were seen in a place closed to the public in Leiden, on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

They were there when he approached an area that was probably in poor condition and gave way.

The Spanish striker rushed into the street from a height "of about six or eight meters," according to Federation sources.

Evacuation by ambulance, emergency intervention and his own physical strength raised hopes that he could survive the injuries sustained.

But the severity of the impact to the head has cost him his life.

The death of Kawa Leauma, confirmed at ten this morning, has occurred when his wife has not yet been able to reach Amsterdam.

There she will be accompanied by the president of the Federation, Alfonso Feijoo, and by Iñigo Marotías, sports director of Ordizia Rugby, the team in which she was active.

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