An injured boy receives medical treatment at Lady Reading Government Hospital following the collapse of a private school roof in Dir Colony, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. (EPA Images pic)ISLAMABAD: At least 27 students, most of them below the age of 13, and one teacher were killed on Thursday when a school roof collapsed while they were being taught in class in Pakistan's Peshawar city, authorities said, and feared the death toll could rise.
Most of the victims were brought dead to the Lady Reading Hospital, along with 20 others who were wounded, hospital spokesman Mohammad Asim said.
The private Al-Khair Education Center school is located in Dir Colony of the northern city.
