Seven Killed And Four Injured After Railing Collapses At Bolivia University Mar 05, 2021, 14:43 IST
Seven university students were killed in the balcony collapse while four were injured in the crush outside of the lecture hall in Bolivia. The video of shocking fall showed a mass of students from the Public University of El Alto packed onto the balcony before the railing gave way. Video recorded by a bystander at the Public University of El Alto [UPEA] showed dozens of students jostling for position in a crowded hallway as they attempted to enter a lecture hall for an assembly Tuesday.
Students could be seen leaning against the railing when a section of it suddenly broke, sending them falling to the ground four floors below. The school is located in El Alto, outside La Paz, Bolivia s capital. The footage also showed the heroic actions of a group of students, who grabbed out at others to stop them from falling over the edge.