A nine year old pupil of Suhum M/A Experimental Basic School in the Eastern Region has died after a burst balloon reportedly got lodged in her windpipe.

The deceased identified only as Emmanuella, a class three(3) pupil died within a split second in the School Friday, July 26, 2019, after the incident despite attempts to resuscitate her.

The unfortunate situation threw the entire school into a state of shook with several of the pupils wailing over the loss of their colleague.

Her body is being kept in the morgue for autopsy.