Dozens of Chinese Kids Injured in Recess Stampede

Children tumble down stairs, others rush over them
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 29, 2010 3:00 AM CST
Dozens of Chinese Kids Injured in Recess Stampede
As many as 100 were injured.   (?va_sfak)

Dozens of elementary schoolkids were injured in western China when classes stampeded to a playground at recess. Students were racing down a stairwell at the school in Aksu city when some of them fell and the rest rushed over them to get outside, officials told AP. No deaths were reported but as many as 100 were injured.
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