Whitey Ford
02-05-2020, 05:34 PM
At least 13 children killed in Kenya primary school stampede
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At least 13 children died and dozens of others were injured in a stampede as they left their primary school in Kenya on Monday, local police said, with investigators still trying to ascertain the cause of the tragedy.
The police have launched an inquiry into what caused the crowd of students to panic, leading to the crush at the school in the western town of Kakamega.
One of the children's mothers blamed the teachers.
"Those who survived said they were running because there were teachers who were beating them, and that is why they were escaping and fell on each other," the mother said in an interview with local media.
She said the children were mostly in grade five, aged between 10 and 12.
St John's Ambulance meanwhile tweeted that at least 14 students had been killed and more than 50 injured, including two who were in an intensive care unit. Some 37 had been treated and discharged from hospital.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/at-least-13-children-killed-in-kenya-primary-school-stampede
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At least 13 children died and dozens of others were injured in a stampede as they left their primary school in Kenya on Monday, local police said, with investigators still trying to ascertain the cause of the tragedy.
The police have launched an inquiry into what caused the crowd of students to panic, leading to the crush at the school in the western town of Kakamega.
One of the children's mothers blamed the teachers.
"Those who survived said they were running because there were teachers who were beating them, and that is why they were escaping and fell on each other," the mother said in an interview with local media.
She said the children were mostly in grade five, aged between 10 and 12.
St John's Ambulance meanwhile tweeted that at least 14 students had been killed and more than 50 injured, including two who were in an intensive care unit. Some 37 had been treated and discharged from hospital.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/at-least-13-children-killed-in-kenya-primary-school-stampede