Shashi Bala's 15-year-old son
Agrim Thakur
Was with her
and was also fatally injured in the accident which happened at Ropar-Nawanshahr-Phagwara area.
"Hockey India is deeply saddened by the untimely demise of former India Women Team captain Shashi Bala and her 15- year-old son Agrim Thakur. The entire Indian Hockey fraternity expresses its grief on losing a prominent personality who was known for her immense contribution towards Indian Hockey,"
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Hockey India President Narinder Batra said in a release.
45-year-old Shashi Bala made her international debut in 1987 and was a member of the national team in the 1998 FIH Women World Cup in the Netherlands.
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