Five killed in China school wall collapse  

安徽淮北同仁中学围墙坍塌 致5名学生死亡1人受伤

Five teenagers were crushed to death after a wall collapsed at a junior high school in east China's Anhui Province on Monday, local authorities said.

The collapse occurred at about 2 p.m. at the privately-run Tongren Middle School in Xiangshan district of Huaibei City, said local government officials at the accident site.

Five school girls were found being crushed to death after rescuers used bare hands to remove debris to reach them.

Meanwhile, an unknown number of injured students have been rushed to hospital for emergency treatment.

An investigation into the tragedy is under way.

An annual examination last year found the school's facilities "basically" up to standard, according to a report by local education authorities.