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PE learner dies in freak accident at school


An eight-year-old grade two learner from Astra Primary School in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas died on Tuesday after he was crushed by a concrete stormwater pipe.

Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Alwin Labans, said six learners were playing on two stormwater pipes in the schoolyard during the second break when the incident occurred.

He said Luhovan Potgieter was on top of one of the pipes when he fell off and it rolled over him causing head and chest injuries.

Labans said the child was declared dead after an ambulance arrived on the scene.

Police have opened an inquest docket.