Hungarian boy dies after freak bouncy castle accident

dpa German Press Agency Published: Thursday May 3, 2007

Budapest- An eight-year-old boy died Thursday from injuries
suffered when the bouncy castle he was playing on blew away during
May Day celebrations in Budapest.
The accident happened on Tuesday when a gust of wind blew the
castle, and the families within, up into the air and carried them
around 30 metres before slamming them into a fence.

As well as the boy, who died despite brain surgery, his mother and
another four people - children and their parents - were injured in
the incident.

Budapest police spokesman Tibor Jarmy said that charges of
reckless endangerment could be brought against the operators of the
castle, who have yet to produce all the required permits to operate
the inflatable.

Jarmy said that operator could face up to five years in jail if
found guilty.

A similar incident occurred in the UK last year, when two women
were killed and 12 seriously injured as the inflatable sculpture they
were on was blown into the air. The inflatable hit a CCTV camera post
before plummeting to the ground.

© 2006 - dpa German Press Agency

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