10 children killed in Kunming school stampede, Guangxi knife attack
Six primary schoolchildren died in a stampede in Kunming while four were stabbed to death by a man in the neighbouring province earlier on Friday
Six primary school pupils were trampled to death on campus and another four were murdered on their way to school in two separate incidents in the country's southwest yesterday, adding to mounting concerns over child safety.
In Kunming , Yunnan province, six children were killed and 22 injured in a stampede at about 2.30pm at Mingtong Primary School, Xinhua reported.
The authorities were still investigating the case, and had not determined the stampede's cause.
According to Xinhua, pupils were coming out of a building after their lunch break when a large, thick foam mattress fell from a floor above onto the children as they passed beneath in a confined space, causing a panic.
China National Radio reported that the incident might have been caused by a bed that collapsed and fell on the children as they played during their lunch break. The injured students were sent to two local hospitals, two of them in a serious condition.
Kong Weizhao , a legal expert on juvenile protection, said the incident raised grave concerns about the safety of children and education authorities should be held accountable.