Victim family to get 800,000 yuan compensation in school stampede

Source: Xinhua/Shanghai Daily | September 28, 2014, Sunday |

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Each victim family whose child has been killed in a school stampede in Kunming could received at least 800,000 yuan (US$130,400) compensation, Xinhua new agency reported today.

A fatal primary school stampede in southwest China’s Yunnan Province left six students dead and 26 injured at Mingtong Primary School in Kunming, capital of Yunnan on Friday afternoon.

Seven people have been suspended or removed from their posts following the accident, the report said.

Preliminary investigation showed that the stampede occurred after a nap period, when students were walking downstairs in the dormitory building.

A teacher placed two cotton cushions used for gym class, 200 cm long, 150 cm wide and 30 cm high, against the wall in the corridor of the building. One of the cushions slipped to the ground and blocked the way.

The cushion made a group of young children fall down. Other children streaming past the site were unaware of the situation and stepped on their schoolmates underneath. Most of the victims were in grade one and two.

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Victim family to get 800,000 yuan compensation in school stampede

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