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| Boy hit by fairground ride dies | Boy hit by fairground ride dies |
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| A two-year-old boy has died after being hit by a fairground ride in north London. | A two-year-old boy has died after being hit by a fairground ride in north London. |
| Police said the toddler was killed in an accident at Ducketts Common in Turnpike Lane on Tuesday. | Police said the toddler was killed in an accident at Ducketts Common in Turnpike Lane on Tuesday. |
| It is thought the toddler managed to leave the bouncy castle where he was playing and get on to the rails of the Go-Gator ride where he was struck. | It is thought the toddler managed to leave the bouncy castle where he was playing and get on to the rails of the Go-Gator ride where he was struck. |
| The boy was with his father when he was injured, police said. He was taken to hospital but died on arrival. | |
| Ray Smith, a spokesman for the funfair, said: "Nobody saw the little boy until the train hit him. | Ray Smith, a spokesman for the funfair, said: "Nobody saw the little boy until the train hit him. |
| Every child that goes to a funfair should come home from the funfair Ray Smith | Every child that goes to a funfair should come home from the funfair Ray Smith |
| "The emergency brake was applied but it was too late. | "The emergency brake was applied but it was too late. |
| "Every child that goes to a funfair should come home from the funfair." | "Every child that goes to a funfair should come home from the funfair." |
| He added that the Manning family who run the fair had been in the business for 150 years. | He added that the Manning family who run the fair had been in the business for 150 years. |
| "They have never had a serious injury in all that time," he said. | "They have never had a serious injury in all that time," he said. |
| The Health and Safety Executive is investigating and will look at how the boy managed to get past a fence separating the ride from the bouncy castle. | The Health and Safety Executive is investigating and will look at how the boy managed to get past a fence separating the ride from the bouncy castle. |
| No arrests | No arrests |
| A post-mortem examination is due to take place. No-one has been arrested. | A post-mortem examination is due to take place. No-one has been arrested. |
| 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. |