Three children suffocates to death while playing in unused freezer

Three children have reportedly died after suffocating in an unused freezer in the North West province, South Africa.

EWN reports that it is understood the pupils aged between 8 and 10 from the Mammutla Primary School were playing in the freezer on Saturday.

Provincial Education MEC Mmaphefo Matsemela has sent her condolences to their families.

Her spokesperson Elias Malindi: “This is an unfortunate incident, especially now that we are writing the final examinations at the moment. It is so heartbreaking to lose three learners at the same time.”