HOUSTON: More than 20 teenagers were injured after a ramp collapsed on Friday in Texas, authorities said, reported Xinhua.
All of the victims, aged between 14 and 18, were from a summer camp at Stahlman Park in Surfside Beach, a city 96 km away from downtown Houston, said Sharon Trower, public information officer for Brazoria County.
Five of them were flown to a hospital in Houston by helicopter, said Trower, adding that the others were transported by ambulances and private vehicles.
None of the injuries were life-threatening, according to local media reports. The cause of the ramp collapse is under investigation. – BERNAMA-XINHUA