A girl playing on a bouncy castle was killed yesterday when winds ripped the inflatable from its moorings and blew it 150 meters across a park. Horrified witnesses dashed to help the girl when the castle finally crashed to the ground. The youngster, aged around seven, was taken to hospital but died later. The accident happened at an Easter fair in Harlow Town Park, Essex – where a similar incident happened just a year ago when three children were hurt. Police said two people had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. Reports said the castle careered down the park before coming to rest at the base of a paddock.
According to weather.com, wind speeds reached between 20-25mph around the time of the incident. A spokesman for East of England Air Ambulance Service said the girl suffered serious injuries and was in a critical condition when rescuers tended her. She was taken to Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital. Ambulance bosses said she died “despite the best efforts of everyone involved”.
And Alieshia Cross added: “So sad. Such an unnecessary end to little girl’s life.” The tragedy comes after a similar accident in Harlow last year where a bouncy castle collapsed with three children inside.
They were injured as panicking parents clambered over the castle to rescue their children. Council officials later visited the fairground and demanded improvements.
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