ORENBURG REGION, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - A teacher at the high school that partially collapsed in Russia's Urals killing five teenagers has committed suicide, the school principal said Thursday.
Larisa Tsepovod said the woman had hanged herself, adding that she was the form mistress for the five dead girls, who were in their final year at the Orenburg Region school.
"She has been teaching at school for 15 years and the death of the girls affected her immensely," the principal said.
Four other people, including three children, were injured during the building collapse, which happened Wednesday morning when a supporting wall failed, bringing a three-story section of the school down with it.
The regional authorities have announced that Friday will be the day of mourning for the victims of the accident.
