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Ripley inflatable slide incident investigated | Ripley inflatable slide incident investigated |
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An inflatable slide which blew over at a car boot sale, leaving five people injured, is being investigated. | An inflatable slide which blew over at a car boot sale, leaving five people injured, is being investigated. |
The bouncy castle-style slide overturned at Ripley Cricket Club, near Harrogate, on Sunday. | The bouncy castle-style slide overturned at Ripley Cricket Club, near Harrogate, on Sunday. |
The five people were treated for minor injuries at hospitals in Harrogate and Leeds. One person was kept in hospital overnight for observation, police said. | The five people were treated for minor injuries at hospitals in Harrogate and Leeds. One person was kept in hospital overnight for observation, police said. |
The Health and Safety Executive said it had begun a "preliminary" inquiry into what had happened. | The Health and Safety Executive said it had begun a "preliminary" inquiry into what had happened. |
The incident occurred just after 10:00 BST on Sunday. | |
Michelle Hardacre, from Harrogate, was at the car boot sale and said the wind had been building up throughout the morning. | Michelle Hardacre, from Harrogate, was at the car boot sale and said the wind had been building up throughout the morning. |
"There was just suddenly a massive gust of wind. It was very loud and then within seconds it had gone from calm to literally crockery and goodness knows what flying around," she said. | "There was just suddenly a massive gust of wind. It was very loud and then within seconds it had gone from calm to literally crockery and goodness knows what flying around," she said. |
She said it was moments later that she learned the slide had been blown over and people had been injured. | She said it was moments later that she learned the slide had been blown over and people had been injured. |
"Then there were suddenly police vehicles and quite a few ambulances arriving on the scene." | "Then there were suddenly police vehicles and quite a few ambulances arriving on the scene." |
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