Explosion at pumpkin flinging contest

One person is crictically injured after an explosion at a pumpkin flinging competition in Delaware

Paramedics tend to a person who was injured in Delaware — One person is critically injured after an explosion at a pumpkin flinging competition in Delaware. (AAP)

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Published 7 November 2016 11:54am

Source: AAP

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A person has been critically injured after an apparatus used to launch pumpkins into the air exploded at a pumpkin chucking contest in the US.

The incident occurred at the Punkin Chunkin Contest in Bridgeville, Delaware.

Contestants launch pumpkins with a variety of homemade contraptions. The event had been cancelled for the past two years because of problems finding insurance.

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