Eight kids injured in UK slide collapse

A giant inflatable slide has collapsed at a funfair in England leaving eight children with "potentially serious injuries".

Eight children are being treated for "potentially serious injuries" after falling off an inflatable slide which collapsed at a family fireworks funfair in England.

Surrey Police declared a "major incident" at Woking Fireworks after multiple children fell from the "giant inflatable slide" at about 7.30pm on Saturday.

The fireworks display in Woking Park was cancelled and about 12,000 people were evacuated to allow air ambulance helicopters to land.

The air ambulance transported the injured to major trauma centres in London after the incident.

One witness said he was concerned earlier that evening when he saw up to 40 children playing on the "flimsy" slide at once.

Andy Datson, 23, said he saw up to 40 children playing on slide, which he estimated was about nine metres tall at its highest.

"We had been walking past the slide earlier in the night and said it looked unsafe. It looked pretty flimsy to say the least," he said.

"There were far too many kids on it. It didn't look like it could hold that many people."

Surrey Police said: "eight children have been taken to hospital by South East Coast Ambulance Service with potentially serious injuries."


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