China school stampede kills eight, injures 26
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters): Eight children died and 26 were injured in a stampede in a school stairwell in central China, local media reported on Tuesday.
Students at the Yucai Middle School in Hunan province were leaving their classrooms after evening study on Monday when one tripped, setting off a deadly crush, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Students at the school in Xiangxiang city were crowding the stairs, reluctant to step into heavy rain outside, state radio news reported.
Officials there told Xinhua the dead included 7 boys and a girl aged from 11 to 14. Of the 26 injured, 5 were seriously hurt, said the report.
Students at the Yucai Middle School in Hunan province were leaving their classrooms after evening study on Monday when one tripped, setting off a deadly crush, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Students at the school in Xiangxiang city were crowding the stairs, reluctant to step into heavy rain outside, state radio news reported.
Officials there told Xinhua the dead included 7 boys and a girl aged from 11 to 14. Of the 26 injured, 5 were seriously hurt, said the report.