A woman reacts at the Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital following a stampede at Kakamega Primary School (Twitter/Kenyan media)
At least thirteen students were killed in a stampede at a primary school in western Kenyan town of Kakamega on Monday, according to reports in the local media. Thirty-nine students were also seriously injured in the tragedy which occurred after students were running out of the class at 5 PM, as per reports.
Some students are reported to have fallen off the third floor during the stampede, a report in Kenya's Daily Nation said.
Emergency services were rushed to the spot following the incident. Local authorities said that those injured were being treated at a local hospital.
