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| Chard Carnival worker seriously injured | Chard Carnival worker seriously injured |
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| A woman was seriously injured when she fell under a carnival cart at a parade in Somerset. | |
| The road crew member became trapped under the vehicle at the end of the parade at about 22:00 BST on Saturday during the Chard Carnival. | |
| Avon and Somerset Police said the woman, believed to be in her 40s, suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital. | |
| The Health and Safety Executive has started an investigation. | |
| Avon and Somerset Police Ch Insp John Holt said: "We believe this to have been an unusual and exceptional incident which happened at the end of the carnival parade. | Avon and Somerset Police Ch Insp John Holt said: "We believe this to have been an unusual and exceptional incident which happened at the end of the carnival parade. |
| "We will be looking into the circumstances, but do not anticipate it will have any impact on other carnivals planned over the next few weeks." | "We will be looking into the circumstances, but do not anticipate it will have any impact on other carnivals planned over the next few weeks." |
| The woman remains in a critical condition in hospital. |