A four-year-old child succumbed to her injuries Monday, January 10 after a bouncy castle accident in eastern Spain, which had already claimed the life of an eight-year-old girl, announced the town hall of the town where the drama took place.
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Seven other children were injured after falling from the castle, set up for a local party in Mislata, near Valencia, which was propelled into the air by gusts of wind on January 4. The eight-year-old girl died the next day. "
We deplore the death of the second child who was hospitalized in serious condition since the accident
," Mislata town hall said in a statement on Monday. The town, which had already declared mourning after the death of the first child, extended it until Wednesday. The other children injured more slightly were able to leave the hospital the day after the accident.
Police have opened an investigation to determine if this bouncy castle meets safety standards.
This accident occurred after the death of six children in a similar drama in mid-December in Australia.
A large bouncy castle was blown by the wind during an end-of-year party at an elementary school in the town of Devenport in Tasmania, a drama that stirred deep emotion across the country.
