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Girl critically injured in fall from ride at Royal Adelaide Show Girl dies after fall from ride at Royal Adelaide Show
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A eight-year-old girl is in a critical condition after falling from a ride at the Royal Adelaide Show. An eight-year-old girl has died after falling from a ride at the Royal Adelaide Show.
An ambulance spokesman said the teenager was being taken to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Police say the girl died after being taken to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital with critical injuries.
The girl was on the Airmaxx 360 ride, which was later being guarded by police. She fell from the Airmaxx 360 ride at about 12.25pm on Friday.
A large crowd of onlookers was cordoned off, as police and safety workers investigated the cause of the incident. A witness, Emily Furno, 13, from Oakden, saw the injured girl being taken from the scene.
“Everyone who saw the accident was in shock,” she said. Another witness, Malinda Dunwoodie, 17, told News Corp Australia the girl’s safety harness was still down but it looked as if she had slipped out of her seat.
“She was hanging by her legs off the ride, trying to block herself. She went flying through the air about 10-15 metres up in the air and I started sprinting towards her,” she said.
“I was shaking so much, she looked like a doll flying through the air.
“It was so shocking. It was like a horror movie.”
Police and SafeWork SA are investigating the incident.
In 2000, 37 people were injured when the Spin Dragon ride collapsed in sideshow alley at the annual show.In 2000, 37 people were injured when the Spin Dragon ride collapsed in sideshow alley at the annual show.