At least seven university students in Bolivia fell to their deaths on Tuesday after a metal railing on the fourth floor of a university building broke.
The tragedy happened at El Alto University near the Bolivian capital La Paz, Reuters reported.
A terrifying video of the incident shows a crowd of students pushing and shoving each other. A metal railing gives space, dropping multiple students below.
A few students can be seen hanging on the side, before being pulled to safety as the crowd disperses.
Health Minister Jayson Auza told reporters that “seven are dead and five are in critical condition, some of them have been stabilized.”
Bolivia’s special force to combat crime has launched an investigation. According to the crime unit, the ages of the victims ranged from 19 to 27.
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Local media reported that the students were at the university in the middle of a tense meeting – which gave rise to physical disputes – before the railing broke.