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Boy, 2, dies after fair ride fall Boy, 2, dies after fair ride fall
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A two-year-old boy has died after falling from a fairground ride, police have said. A two-year-old boy has died after falling from a fairground ride.
The toddler died on Tuesday evening after the incident on the ride at Ducketts Common in Turnpike Lane, north London. Police said the toddler was killed in an accident at Ducketts Common in Turnpike Lane, north London.
He was with his mother and father at the time. The boy was with his mother and father when he was injured on Tuesday night. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating and a post-mortem examination is due to take place. No-one has been arrested.The Health and Safety Executive is investigating and a post-mortem examination is due to take place. No-one has been arrested.
Fairground closed
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called at about 1945 BST yesterday to reports of a child fallen from a fairground ride at Ducketts Common, Turnpike Lane, N8.A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called at about 1945 BST yesterday to reports of a child fallen from a fairground ride at Ducketts Common, Turnpike Lane, N8.
"Local officers and the ambulance services attended.""Local officers and the ambulance services attended."
She said the boy was taken to The Royal London Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.She said the boy was taken to The Royal London Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police said the fairground was closed after the incident.Police said the fairground was closed after the incident.
Local resident Graham Harper said security staff surrounded the area after the accident.
He said: "There were lots of fairground security looking over various barriers to get to someone on the tracks.
"I couldn't tell whether it was a child, but I assumed it was because I saw a man that was clearly very distressed."
A HSE inspector visited the scene after being alerted by the local authority at about 2100 BST on Tuesday.A HSE inspector visited the scene after being alerted by the local authority at about 2100 BST on Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for the agency said she could not give any more details about the incident.A spokeswoman for the agency said she could not give any more details about the incident.