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7 pupils die after classroom collapses in Kenyan school

Rescue teams comb through the rubble as they battle to save trapped pupils after a classroom collapsed on them at Precious Talent School on Ngong Road in Kenya's capital Nairobi on September 23, 2019. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  NATION TEAM

At least seven pupils have died after a classroom collapsed on pupils at Precious Talent School on Ngong Road in Kenya's capital Nairobi.

Several learners have also been injured in the Monday morning tragedy, with Kenya Red Cross reporting that dozens had been trapped.

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