A four year old girl passed away as a result of wounds suffered in the accident happened in a inflatable castle in the east of Spain, which had already cost the life of a under eight years old, reported this Monday the town hall of the town.
Others seven children they turned out wounded following falling from the top of this castillo -installed during the Christmas holidays in Mislata, a municipality near Valencia-, when it was raised and overturned due to the strong gusts of wind the January 4th.
The eight-year-old girl died the day following the accident.
We have to mourn the death of the second girl who was seriously admitted due to the accident at the fairground attraction, “the Mislata City Council said in a statement on Monday.
The consistory, which had already decreed three days of mourning and suspended the celebrations for Three Kings Day following the death of the first girl, decided to extend the duel until Wednesday.
The other children, with more minor injuries, were able to be discharged the day following the accident.
The police have opened an investigation to determine if the bouncy castle complied with all safety regulations.
The accident occurred just days following another similar incident in Australia, where six children died in mid-December.
The tragedy occurred when a large inflatable castle was blown away by the wind during an end-of-the-year party at Devenport Primary School, on the island of Tasmania.
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