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| Pupil dies after wall collapses at Liberton High School | Pupil dies after wall collapses at Liberton High School |
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| A pupil has died after a wall inside the building of an Edinburgh school collapsed and landed on top of her. | |
| The Scottish Ambulance Service sent a special operation response team to Liberton High School at 09:53. | The Scottish Ambulance Service sent a special operation response team to Liberton High School at 09:53. |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said the pupil, who is understood to have been in S1 or S2, was treated by ambulance staff but pronounced dead. | A Police Scotland spokesman said the pupil, who is understood to have been in S1 or S2, was treated by ambulance staff but pronounced dead. |
| The incident is thought to have happened in a PE changing room. Police confirmed next of kin had been told. | |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police in Edinburgh responded to Liberton High School after a wall within the building collapsed, injuring a female pupil at 10:00. | A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police in Edinburgh responded to Liberton High School after a wall within the building collapsed, injuring a female pupil at 10:00. |
| "She was treated by ambulance staff on the scene, but was pronounced dead." | "She was treated by ambulance staff on the scene, but was pronounced dead." |
| He added: "Inquiries into the full circumstances surrounding this incident are ongoing and we are working alongside our relevant partner agencies." | He added: "Inquiries into the full circumstances surrounding this incident are ongoing and we are working alongside our relevant partner agencies." |
| 'Tragic and troubling' | 'Tragic and troubling' |
| An Edinburgh City Council spokeswoman said they were advising parents to pick up their children from the school. | |
| She 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. | "Senior education staff and Health and Safety officers from the council are at the school providing support to staff and pupils. |
| "An updated statement on behalf of the school will be issued later." | "An updated statement on behalf of the school will be issued later." |
| BBC reporter Morag Kinniburgh said pupils had been texting their parents saying they were extremely worried and asking to be picked up from the school. | |
| Parents have started congregating at the school gates. There are about 650 pupils at the school, which was built in 1959. | |
| Nick Cook, Conservative councillor whose Liberton and Gilmerton ward includes Liberton High School, told the BBC Scotland news website: "This is a very tragic and troubling incident. | Nick Cook, Conservative councillor whose Liberton and Gilmerton ward includes Liberton High School, told the BBC Scotland news website: "This is a very tragic and troubling incident. |
| "My thoughts are with the pupil's family. | "My thoughts are with the pupil's family. |
| "Serious questions need to be asked of the children and families department about how this has come about and a full investigation must be launched." | "Serious questions need to be asked of the children and families department about how this has come about and a full investigation must be launched." |
| 'Dreadful news' | 'Dreadful news' |
| Ian Murray MP tweeted: "Tragic news coming from Liberton High School. My thoughts go out to the family and all at the school. Dreadful news." | Ian Murray MP tweeted: "Tragic news coming from Liberton High School. My thoughts go out to the family and all at the school. Dreadful news." |
| A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "Crews from Tollcross, McDonald Road, Liberton and Newcraighall were mobilised to a collapsed structure at Liberton High School around 10:00 this morning. | |
| "Firefighters assisted ambulance personnel to remove a female casualty from a collapsed structure but sadly she was pronounced dead at the scene. | |
| "Thoughts are with the family at this difficult time." | |
| The moderator of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Lorna Hood, tweeted: "Sadness as we hear of the death of pupil at Liberton High School. | |
| "Our prayers and heartfelt compassion go out to her family and school community." | |
| Edinburgh City Council was fined £8,000 in February after a pupil received serious injuries when she fell down a lift shaft at Liberton High School. | Edinburgh City Council was fined £8,000 in February after a pupil received serious injuries when she fell down a lift shaft at Liberton High School. |
| Morgan Seaton, a fourth year Liberton High School pupil, was 15 at the time of the accident on 8 December 2011. | Morgan Seaton, a fourth year Liberton High School pupil, was 15 at the time of the accident on 8 December 2011. |
| Another pupil at the school died in December while playing for Tynecastle FC's under-14s. | Another pupil at the school died in December while playing for Tynecastle FC's under-14s. |
| The 13-year-old collapsed during a match at Saughton Sports complex in Edinburgh on 22 December. | The 13-year-old collapsed during a match at Saughton Sports complex in Edinburgh on 22 December. |