Paramedics were called to the scene after the pupil from Ferndale High School fell from a balcony.
JOHANNESBURG - A 16-year-old boy has died after falling from a third-storey building at a school in Randburg.
It's understood the pupil fell after he experienced an epileptic seizure and was rushed to a hospital. The Gauteng Education Department's Steve Mabona said: “The emergency services were called and the boy was later attended to and taken to a local hospital. Unfortunately, the boy did not make it. This is another death that struck us as the department and we are actually at a loss for words.”“The school's staff had provided assistance until the arrival of medics. He was found to be in a stable condition and was seen by a Netcare 911 emergency practitioner.
This is the latest incident in Gauteng involving a school pupil. Seven others were killed in various incidents over the past week.
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