Nine children injured after scaffolding collapsed as they were preparing for school photos
- Nine children have been injured when scaffolding collapsed at a Sydney school
- Students at Beverley Park School, in Campbelltown, were preparing for photos
Nine children have been injured in a scaffolding collapse at a Sydney special needs school.
The students at Beverley Park School at Campbelltown, in Sydney’s south-west, were preparing for school photos about 10am on Monday when the structure came down.
It is understood the students – aged between 16 and 18 – were treated for a variety of leg, torso and head injuries at the scene.
Nine children have been injured in a scaffolding collapse at Beverley Park special needs school in Campbelltown, in Sydney’s south-west
Paramedics have so far transported nine children to hospital, all with minor injuries.
Police were seen at the school taking photos of the metal structure, which had been set up on the grass oval.
It is understood the Beverley Park School students were aged between 16 and 18 and had to be treated for a variety of leg, torso and head injuries at the scene