Almost 30 school children injured after scaffolding collapsed as they were preparing for Year 12 photos
- 27 children were treated after metal scaffolding collapsed at a Sydney school
- Students at Campbelltown Performing Arts School were preparing for photos
- 12 children suffered minor injuries to leg, torso and head and went to hospital
A scaffolding collapse at a Sydney school has resulted in 12 children being rushed to hospital and more than 27 treated for injuries.
The students at Campbelltown Performing Arts School at Campbelltown, in Sydney's south-west, were preparing for school photos when the structure came down about 10am on Monday.
It is understood the students - aged between 16 and 18 - were treated for a variety of leg, torso and head injuries at the scene.
Paramedics have so far transported nine children to hospital, all with minor injuries.
Eight students have been rushed to Campbelltown Hospital, while the remaining four are being treated at Liverpool Hospital.
'It was a very chaotic scene when we arrived today, we had multiple paramedics working together to help a number of patients as quickly as we could,' said Ambulance acting inspector Tatalia Noor.
'With incidents as large as this, it was vital to account for any person that had been injured, so they could be assessed and treated appropriately,' she said.
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'Paramedics did an amazing job assessing and treating such a large group, to ensure that those that needed to be transported, could be.'
SafeWork NSW is currently investigating the incident.
Parents of students were frantically contacting the school for information after first hearing about it on social media.
The school has students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
Nine children have been injured in a scaffolding collapse at Campbelltown Performing Arts School in Campbelltown, in Sydney's south-west
A man whose daughter attends the school told The Daily Telegraph she was on the scaffolding when the collapse happened.
'She had cuts and bruises… my wife rang to say she's OK,' the man said.
'They said they felt it wobbling and were told it's alright… and then it fell.
'Some of the students were saying it didn't feel right.'
Police were seen at the school taking photos of the metal structure, which had been set up on the grass oval.
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