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Probe after death of schoolgirl | Probe after death of schoolgirl |
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An investigation has been launched after a six-year-old girl died following an incident at her school. | An investigation has been launched after a six-year-old girl died following an incident at her school. |
Wakefield Education Authority said it was investigating the death of the girl, a pupil at Redhill Infants School in Castleford, West Yorkshire. | Wakefield Education Authority said it was investigating the death of the girl, a pupil at Redhill Infants School in Castleford, West Yorkshire. |
She was taken to Pontefract General Infirmary but later died. It is thought she choked on her school dinner but this has not been confirmed. | |
Wakefield Council said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this sad time." | Wakefield Council said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this sad time." |
Spokesman Wayne Jenkins said: "Emergency services were involved and we will co-operate with any investigations that may take place." | Spokesman Wayne Jenkins said: "Emergency services were involved and we will co-operate with any investigations that may take place." |
It has come as a shock to everyone. No one knows what to do Schoolgirl friend | |
West Yorkshire Police said the coroner had been informed and a post-mortem examination would be carried out. | West Yorkshire Police said the coroner had been informed and a post-mortem examination would be carried out. |
Speaking to the BBC outside the school, a friend of the girl said the youngster had choked on a sausage. | |
They said: "She was having her dinner and she choked on a sausage. She was rushed to hospital but they couldn't do anything for her. | |
"She was one of the loveliest girls you could ever know. | |
"She was really lively and she loved everything. It has come as a shock to everyone. No one knows what to do." | |
The school, in Queens Park Drive, Airedale, has about 150 pupils aged between three and seven years old. | The school, in Queens Park Drive, Airedale, has about 150 pupils aged between three and seven years old. |
Gates locked | |
The single-storey 1950s brick-built school is on a large site in the middle of a council estate on the east of the town. All the curtains facing out onto the road were drawn shut. | The single-storey 1950s brick-built school is on a large site in the middle of a council estate on the east of the town. All the curtains facing out onto the road were drawn shut. |
Staff leaving the school said nothing as they drove out of the school gates, which were then locked by a caretaker. | Staff leaving the school said nothing as they drove out of the school gates, which were then locked by a caretaker. |
An Ofsted report carried out in November 2005 said the school was smaller than most other primary schools. | An Ofsted report carried out in November 2005 said the school was smaller than most other primary schools. |
It said: "It serves a locality where there are high levels of unemployment." | |
The report added: "This is a good school. Children make a good start in the foundation stage and achieve well during their time in school." | The report added: "This is a good school. Children make a good start in the foundation stage and achieve well during their time in school." |
"Pupils enjoy school very much and their parents are rightly proud of their achievements." | "Pupils enjoy school very much and their parents are rightly proud of their achievements." |