A young boy is fighting for life after he was thrown from a carnival ride on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
The primary school-aged boy was airlifted to the Royal Children's Hospital on Monday night after reportedly slipping out of his seat on the Cha Cha ride at Rye carnival.
He suffered critical head and hand injuries, Ambulance Victoria says.
A witness said the boy was on the ride for about five minutes before the fall.
"My heart is breaking for this young boy and his family," the witness told Fairfax Media.
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"In the meantime, I'm having to try and help my kids deal with what they saw."
WorkSafe is investigating the incident.
