Seven university students were killed and four injured during a tragic incident in Bolivia when a railing collapsed, causing them to fall from a balcony on the fourth floor.
The wild video of Tuesday’s incident showed a crowd of students from the public university of El Alto packing on the balcony before the railing gave way.
The tragedy took place in the university’s financial science building when students wanted to enter a lecture hall for a meeting.
The footage, obtained by The Sun, also showed one young woman pushing another near the railing moments before it collapsed.
Bolivian police chief Jhonny Aguilera Montecinos said on Wednesday the woman seen in the fight would be questioned as part of the investigation, local shops reported.
Montecinos also attributes the cause of death to the victims as a result of ‘multiple trauma’.
“We regret the tragedy that took place at the Public University of #ElAlto (UPEA), where there were several deaths and injuries,” said Bolivian President Luis Arce posted on Twitter.
Our deepest condolences to the residents of El Alto and the suffering families. We await the immediate clarification of the facts. ”
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