Tragic-6 Students Killed After Apartment Balcony Collasped During Birthday Party(Photos)

Six students tragically lost their lives after a balcony collapsed beneath them.The five Irish students and one American were standing on the apartment balcony,when it gave away during a party in the early hours of Tuesday

Olivia Burke, 21, Eoghan Culligan, 21, Niccolai Schuster, 21, Lorcan Miller, 21, and 21-year-old Eimear Walsh ,Ashley Donohoe, 22,were all foreign students, visiting Berkeley, California, on the popular J1 working visa program
Four of the students were pronounced dead at the scene and two of the young people passed away in hospital.

Seven other students, were injured. Some have critical, life-threatening wounds following the tragedy..

The group of around 14 people fell when the 5ft by 10ft balcony completely detached from the wall and flipped over.

One resident at the apartment block said he had called the police to make a complaint about a large party that was going on in the apartment.

Culled from Mailonline