A FULL health and safety inquiry has been ordered into a fairground ride in the province of Almería after a 14-year-old girl was flung clear of her cabin in mid-air.
The youngster was knocked out cold and broke her leg, and is being treated at Poniente Hospital in El Ejido, but her condition is not life-threatening.
She was on a ride similar to the one pictured left, at the San Marcos fair in the same town at 23.00 on Saturday, when – for reasons which have not been clarified – she fell out of her seat when the tilting roundabout was at the top of its central post.
Such rides always have safety bars across customers' laps, and it is not known yet whether this came undone or whether it was not low down enough to hold her in.
The ride was completely up to date with its servicing, maintenance and mechanical inspections and had the relevante certificates to prove it.
But it has been cordoned off until a full technical inspection can be carried out with the help of the National Police and the court.
The fairground remains open this week – other than the ride in question – having been put back several days due to high winds which made it unsafe to operate.
