Primary school students killed in stampede

A stampede at a primary school in Henan province's Puyang county resulted in the deaths of two students, while more than 20 others were injured in the incident on Wednesday morning.

One student died on the way to hospital and the other died after medical treatment failed, according to a local official. Five others were badly wounded, with all the injured receiving treatment at a nearby hospital, the official said.

The principal of the No 3 Experimental Primary School in Puyang was removed on Wednesday afternoon, the official said.