30.10.2025 20:43
At Erzurum Gazi Ahmet Muhtar Pasha Middle School, a stampede occurred on the stairs during dismissal, causing students to trample each other. 21 students were injured, with 15 being discharged from the hospital. The treatment of 6 students is still ongoing.
21 students were injured in the crowd that occurred at the exit time of Erzurum Gazi Ahmet Muhtar Paşa Middle School. While 15 of the students taken to the hospital were discharged, the treatment of 6 students is ongoing.
CROWD AT SCHOOL EXIT
The incident occurred at Gazi Ahmet Muhtar Paşa Middle School, which has approximately 1,000 students and 24 classrooms, during the exit time. As soon as the last bell rang, students exiting the classrooms created a crowd on the stairs. Some students who fell were trampled by their friends.
21 STUDENTS INJURED
21 students were injured in the incident. Upon notification from the administrators, a large number of ambulances were sent to the school. The 21 students injured in the crowd were transferred to Atatürk University Research and Erzurum City Hospitals. After treatment, 15 students were discharged while the treatment of 6 students is ongoing.
PARENT: THEY TRAMPLED EACH OTHER DUE TO UNCONTROLLED DISTRIBUTION
Zekai Ünüvar, the father of Ömer Akif Ünüvar, one of the students receiving treatment at Erzurum City Hospital, said, "They were dispersing after the ceremony. Some went up from the bottom, some came down from the top. Because of this, they trampled each other. There was a crowd. Our child fell with 5-6 other children. Apparently, they trampled each other due to uncontrolled distribution. There is one seriously injured. Others have broken feet and some have rib problems. Thank God our child got through it. The school administration is still not here; only the teachers made a statement," he said.
Meanwhile, it was learned that the school administration sent an information message to the parents. The school administration stated in the message that the exams scheduled for tomorrow have also been postponed.