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Boy, 6, hurt on Skegness Pleasure Beach ghost train | Boy, 6, hurt on Skegness Pleasure Beach ghost train |
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A six-year-old boy is thought to have been seriously injured when he became trapped under a ghost train car at a seaside fun fair. | A six-year-old boy is thought to have been seriously injured when he became trapped under a ghost train car at a seaside fun fair. |
It is thought the boy suffered back and stomach injuries on the Ghost Train at Bottons Pleasure Beach, Skegness, but his condition has not been confirmed. | It is thought the boy suffered back and stomach injuries on the Ghost Train at Bottons Pleasure Beach, Skegness, but his condition has not been confirmed. |
He was airlifted to hospital just before midday on Monday. | He was airlifted to hospital just before midday on Monday. |
The Health and Safety Executive said it had been informed and was making initial enquiries. | The Health and Safety Executive said it had been informed and was making initial enquiries. |
The ride was closed for a short time but was today open as normal. | |
The boy had gone on the ride with his sister but when he did not emerge, his father and a staff member went inside the ride to look for him, the Lincolnshire Echo reported. | |
James Botton, the managing director of Pleasure Beach Amusements, told the paper: "We really do not know how he came to be out of the car." |
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