Inflatable car flies off baseball field; 5-year-old boy dies

MEXICO CITY.- A 5-year-old boy died when a bouncy castle full of children flew into the air and crashed against a baseball field in Maryland on Friday, NBC News reported.

Based on information from authorities, NBC said that the children fell from the castle inflatable, which is a gust of wind rose to a height of between 4 and 6 meters, before it crashed onto the field during a game of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs en Waldorfin the county of Charlesauthorities said in a press release on Saturday.

The castle was located in the right garden of the Regency Furniture Stadium de WaldorfMaryland, during the game between the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs y los York Revolution.

Minor transferred by helicopter

The 5-year-old boy from the town of La Plata, Marylandwas transferred by state police helicopter to a children’s hospital and later declared deadaccording to the county. Another child was hospitalized, but doctors said his injuries were not life-threatening. The incident occurred at 9:21 p.m. local time.

Emergency services personnel who were at the game, coaches and volunteer rescuers rushed to help the children.

“We extend our deepest sympathy to the children and their families during this difficult time,” Charles County Government Commission Chairman Reuben Collins said in a statement. The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs canceled the game.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the affected families and the Southern Maryland community during this difficult time,” the team said in a statement posted on Facebook.

Background

In 2021, five children lost their lives and four were seriously injured in Australia when the bouncy castle they were in was lifted up by the air and then fell 10 metres. The children were celebrating the end of the school year in Devonport on the north coast of Tasmania.

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