Lady Reading Hospital reports 33 children brought dead and 20 injured following a school building collapse in Peshawar.
PESHAWAR: Thirty-three children were brought dead to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) after a school building collapsed in Peshawar, according to hospital information.
The hospital said 20 injured children were also brought in following the incident. Most of the injured children have been discharged, while three critically injured children have been admitted for treatment.
According to LRH, the three hospitalized children sustained head injuries and remain under medical care.
The hospital further reported that 12 girls and a female teacher were among the injured and deceased. However, the information provided did not specify the exact number of girls and the teacher among the casualties.
LRH said the bodies had been handed over to the deceased children’s families, while treatment of the admitted children was continuing.
The incident involved the collapse of a school building in Peshawar. Further details about the cause of the collapse, the school’s location and the circumstances leading to the incident were not included in the hospital’s information.
The reported casualties underscore the severity of the incident, while the three critically injured children continue to receive treatment at Lady Reading Hospital.
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