Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi revealed on Friday that two male schoolchildren and one female schoolchild died when a structure collapsed at their high school in the Vaal.
"It's indeed a sad day for us...," said Lesufi, who rushed to the Hoerskool Driehoek in Vanderbijlpark when the first alert came in at 8.10am.
"A pathway connecting the admin block and classes collapsed," he said.
"We can officially confirm that 26 learners were affected....Three were deceased, two were males and one female... So far we've managed to identify one learner..."
"It was heartbreaking to see our learners crying..."
UPDATE: Two schoolboys and one schoolgirl killed in Driehoek tragedy
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Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi revealed on Friday that two male schoolchildren and one female schoolchild died when a structure collapsed at their high school in the Vaal.
"It's indeed a sad day for us...," said Lesufi, who rushed to the Hoerskool Driehoek in Vanderbijlpark when the first alert came in at 8.10am.
"A pathway connecting the admin block and classes collapsed," he said.
"We can officially confirm that 26 learners were affected....Three were deceased, two were males and one female... So far we've managed to identify one learner..."
"It was heartbreaking to see our learners crying..."
Three pupils were killed after a walkway collapsed at Hoerskool Driehoek in Vanderbijlpark on February 1 2019. About 15 were injured and five of them are in a critical condition. The pupils were returning to class after assembly when the walkway suddenly collapsed.
The school has been shut until further notice.
The MEC thanked parents and community members at the Hoerskool Driehoek for their swift intervention and assistance to learners.
Lesufi said the injured learners were transported to various medical facilities.
He called for medical assistance to be given to all learners regardless of whether they have medical aid or not.
The Hoerskool Driehoek is 45 years old and has a population of 1,060 learners.
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