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| Boy, 2, dies after fair ride fall | Boy, 2, dies after fair ride fall |
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| A two-year-old boy has died after falling from a fairground ride. | A two-year-old boy has died after falling from a fairground ride. |
| Police said the toddler was killed in an accident at Ducketts Common in Turnpike Lane, north London. | Police said the toddler was killed in an accident at Ducketts Common in Turnpike Lane, north London. |
| The boy was with his mother and father when he was injured on Tuesday night. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival. | The boy was with his mother and father when he was injured on Tuesday night. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival. |
| The Health and Safety Executive is investigating and a post-mortem examination is due to take place. No-one has been arrested. | The Health and Safety Executive is investigating and a post-mortem examination is due to take place. No-one has been arrested. |
| Fairground closed | Fairground closed |
| A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called at about 1945 BST yesterday to reports of a child fallen from a fairground ride at Ducketts Common, Turnpike Lane. | |
| "Local officers and the ambulance services attended." | "Local officers and the ambulance services attended." |
| She said the boy was taken to The Royal London Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. | She said the boy was taken to The Royal London Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. |
| Police said the fairground was closed after the incident. | Police said the fairground was closed after the incident. |
| Local resident Graham Harper said security staff surrounded the area after the accident. | Local resident Graham Harper said security staff surrounded the area after the accident. |
| He said: "There were lots of fairground security looking over various barriers to get to someone on the tracks. | He said: "There were lots of fairground security looking over various barriers to get to someone on the tracks. |
| "I couldn't tell whether it was a child, but I assumed it was because I saw a man that was clearly very distressed." | "I couldn't tell whether it was a child, but I assumed it was because I saw a man that was clearly very distressed." |
| A HSE inspector visited the scene after being alerted by the local authority at about 2100 BST on Tuesday. | A HSE inspector visited the scene after being alerted by the local authority at about 2100 BST on Tuesday. |
| A spokeswoman for the agency said she could not give any more details about the incident. | A spokeswoman for the agency said she could not give any more details about the incident. |