Eight children in hospital as ride collapses before fireworks in Surrey

Witnesses describe seeing the inflatable slide "buckle" before children fell from it and "collapsed into a pile".

A picture posted on Twitter from the scene. Pic: Oliver Trimble

Eight children have suffered "potentially serious injuries" after a giant inflatable slide collapsed at a fairground before a fireworks display.

Police declared a major incident at Woking Park in Surrey after the children fell from the slide at about 7.30pm on Saturday.

An estimated 12,000 people had been gathered for a fireworks display organised by Woking District Rotary Club but after the incident, it was... (Read more)

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