Two children are injured in fairground horror after being ‘flung’ from The Froggitt ride at an Easter funfair in Epsom
- The incident happened last night at the Hook Road Arena in Epsom, Surrey
- One child was flown by air ambulance to a hospital in London after it happened
Two children have been hurt at a Surrey fairground last night – sparking a police investigation.
One was flown by air ambulance to a hospital in London after the pair are said to have been ‘flung’ from a ride called The Froggitt.
The nightmare unfolded at the Hook Road Arena in Epsom, Surrey, at 7.10pm in front of hundreds of families.
One eyewitness told Local London: ‘I see some girl’s leg hanging off the ride and it didn’t look right. So I went over to the kiosk thing and shouted ‘Stop the ride! Stop the f******* ride! Stop it!’
Two children injured on ride in front of horrified families on Sunday night in Epsom, Surrey
Surrey Police are at the scene will investigators try and work out what went wrong last night
‘And no reply. She’d gone around three times. When it stopped, she was in pain so I phoned the ambulance straight away.’
Today Surrey Police are at the scene will investigators try and work out what went wrong.
It is understood that the Health and Safety Executive has also been informed.
Surrey Police were at the scene and are there again today investigating exactly what happened
Surrey Police said ‘Yesterday evening, at around 7.10pm, we were called to Hook Road Arena in Epsom after reports that two children had been injured on a ride at a fairground.
‘The two children have both been taken to hospital for assessment of their injuries.
‘Surrey Police worked with the organisers of the event to close the site, and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed. There remains a police presence at the site while officers investigate.
‘We are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident, or has video or photographic footage of what happened, to contact us quoting SYP-20230403-0637.’
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