One girl was killed and two injured Thursday when a wall collapsed at an elementary school in the Panamanian capital, authorities said.
The accident happened before the start of classes as the three students were playing with a rope anchored to the wall that gave way.
A parent told a television reporter he had warned the school administration that the wall posed a danger to students because it was badly built.
Education Minister Lucy Molinar expressed regret over the accident a promised a full investigation.
“But that won’t bring back the girl,” the minister added, referring to the fourth-grade student who died.
—IANS