In China, eight students have been killed and 26 others injured in a stampede in a school in the Xiangtan city of Hunan province.<br/><br/>The accident took place when hundreds of students who finished their evening study on Monday swarmed to get down stairs through a narrow exit to avoid a big rain.<br/><br/>However, a student fell resulting in the unexpected pushing and a deadly crush.<br/><br/>Three major local hospitals are providing the injured with medical treatment. An investigation is underway to trace the people responsible for the accident.<br/>