
A school roof collapse in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, has injured over 30 people, with six in critical condition, after schoolchildren were crushed and trapped.
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A school roof collapsed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, trapping schoolchildren.
Asim Khan from Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital confirmed the toll, adding that over 30 people were injured, with six believed to be in a critical condition.
A spokesman for the emergency rescue service in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said the schoolchildren were crushed and trapped after the roof gave way.
“When the Rescue 1122 emergency response teams arrived at the scene, they found that one roof had collapsed on to another, causing the classroom below to be crushed and trapping children inside,” spokesman Bilal Ahmad Faizi said.

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