At least 35 people, including 33 children and two female teachers, were killed after the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar’s Dir Colony on Thursday morning. The incident also left 45 students and teachers injured, triggering an emergency rescue operation.
Rescue teams quickly arrived at the scene and began pulling children and other victims from beneath the debris. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.
Muhammad Asim, a spokesperson for Lady Reading Hospital Medical Teaching Institution (MTI), confirmed that the bodies of 33 children and two female teachers had been brought to the hospital. More than 40 injured students and teachers were also shifted to the facility.
The hospital administration declared an emergency and deployed medical staff to the trauma unit to treat the injured. Some of the children were reported to be in critical condition.
According to rescue officials, most of the victims were around 13 years old and included staff members of Al-Khair School System. Rescue workers continued clearing the rubble and searching for anyone who might still be trapped beneath the collapsed roof.
Police and local administration officials also reached the site to supervise rescue efforts and manage the situation. The cause of the collapse has not yet