Pupil Dies After School Wall Collapses
A schoolgirl has died after a wall collapsed onto her at an Edinburgh school.
Police were called to the accident at Liberton High School shortly before 10am.
Ambulance staff treated the girl at the scene, but she was pronounced dead.
Her name will not be revealed until next of kin have been informed.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Police in Edinburgh responded to Liberton High School after a wall within the building collapsed, injuring a female pupil at 10am.
"She was treated by ambulance staff on the scene, but was pronounced dead."
He added: "Inquiries into the full circumstances surrounding this incident are on-going and we are working alongside our reevant partner agencies."
A spokesman for Edinburgh City Council said: "A pupil at Liberton High School has sadly died following an incident at the school.
"Senior education staff and health and safety officers from the council are at the school providing support to staff and pupils."
Edinburgh City Council has previously been prosecuted for "serious safety failings" at the same school.
The authority was fined £8,000 in February after a girl was seriously injured when she fell more than 16 feet as teachers tried to free her from a broken lift.
The student, then aged 15, needed to be kept in hospital suffering with three fractured vertebrae, bruising over her lower back, and a sprained wrist.
The council was fined at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to breaching Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, according to the Health and Safety Executive.
- Sky