Education authorities in Limpopo have confirmed that a Grade 2 learner was trapped by the lid cover of a pit toilet at Lefatane primary school in Ga-Makgato.

NOT INSIDE  

Limpopo Provincial education spokesperson, Matome Taueatsoala, insisted that the learner did not fall inside the pit toilet but was partially trapped in an Enviroloo cover outside the toilet, hence no injuries were reported.

It is reported that a Grade 1 learner saw a fellow learner climbing and jumping from one cover to the other and got trapped in one of the Enviroloo manhole covers, but no injuries were reported, said Taueatsoala.

MEDICAL ATTENTION 

Taueatsoala explained that the parents of the learner were called to school shortly after the incident happened and they quickly rushed the child to the nearest clinic for medical attention.

"The department can confirm that no injuries were reported,? said Taueatsoala. ?A safe school environment remains a priority and to ensure that learners are able to learn without fear," he said.