Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi revealed on Friday that two boys and a girl died when a structure collapsed at their high school in the Vaal.

“It’s indeed a sad day for us...,” said Lesufi, who rushed to Hoërskool Driehoek in Vanderbijlpark when the first alert came in at 8.10am.

“A pathway connecting the admin block and classes collapsed,” he said.

“We can officially confirm that 26 learners were affected... Three were deceased, two were males and one female... So far we’ve managed to identify one learner...”