Gauteng Grade 7 Learner in Critical Condition After Falling From Pretoria School Balcony
- A Grade 7 learner was hospitalised after she fell off the second-storey balcony at Laerskool Mayville in Pretoria
- The Education Department confirmed that the pupil was in critical condition at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg
- The department reportedly dispatched its psychosocial support team to the school to support affected learners and staff
Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered accidents and current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.
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The Gauteng Education Department was reportedly concerned about the well-being of a Grade 7 learner who fell from a second-storey balcony at Laerskool Mayville in Pretoria.
Grade 7 learner falls from school building
According to the Pretoria Rekord, the primary school pupil was in critical condition at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. Emergency personnel allegedly airlifted the learner from the school premises to the hospital after the incident, and officials immediately notified her parents.
Department officials confirmed that the incident occurred during school hours on 18 July 2024.
Education Department investigates
The department launched a probe into the circumstances that led to the dreadful fall and dispatched its psychosocial support team to the school to support the students and staff affected by the tragedy.
Mzansi devastated by learner's tragic fall
Many netizens were gutted by the learner's fall and some suspected foul play.
@lootgous asked:
“How is this possible!?”
Pauline Leah II added:
“No way. Something is off. Who was last with him or her? No way. His or her last year in primary school. Investigate deeper, police.”
Dikeledi Mogošadi Maphutha said:
“The way I'm so fragile, whenever I hear such stories, I comfort myself with that verse that goes like this: kind people die young, but nobody wonders why. They are protected from the evil that is still to come.”
Mariette Groenewald commented:
“Motsi Ed we should ask WHO built it, and was it even checked by a building inspector?”
Sam Malatji pointed out:
“Mariette Groenewald will you speak up against a bully? Remember, learners are scared of bullies.”
Police probe halts burial of 11 learners killed in Carltonville accident
Briefly News reported that the ongoing investigation into the Carltonville school bus tragedy delayed the pupils’ funerals.
The 55-year-old driver who was charged with the tragic accident was set to appear in court while the investigation continued.
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane urged families to postpone funeral preparations until officials finalised the probe.
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