A horror scene in the middle of a carnival. Sunday April 30, at the Foire du Trône, located on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes, a young child was seriously injured after the mechanical failure of a merry-go-round, as explained BFM-TV, the source of this information. What happened ? How is his health progressing? What legal consequences? 20 minutes review this case.
What happened ?
Accompanied by his aunt, a 4-year-old boy goes to the famous funfair. Both decide to test the Crazy Fabrik attraction, a merry-go-round with a fun course. But the young child stumbles on one of the installation’s treadmills. During his fall, the carousel mechanism does not stop and the hand of the little victim is caught.
“He is dragged to the end of the carpet and it’s instantaneous: he is swallowed by the machine and he screams, he shouts. We see immediately that there is something very serious, ”says his aunt at the microphone of BFM TV. The latter, who quickly rescued her nephew, ensures that no member of staff, in a state of shock, reacted.
One of the fingers, as well as the arteries and the nerves of the little boy were severed. First aid was given to him by a plainclothes firefighter, before he was taken to hospital.
How is the state of health of the young victim evolving?
To keep his finger, the victim had to undergo an autotransplantation. But he is not out of the woods, since he risks the amputation of his hand. About 50 minutes after the accident, the victim was transported to the hospital by the civil protection services.
What are the legal consequences of the case?
After the accident, the family filed a lawsuit for unintentional injuries. An investigation is opened, entrusted to the police station of the 12th arrondissement of Paris. According to information from the organizers, nothing abnormal had been noted by the safety commission, which checked the installation only a few days before the accident. The carousel also meets European safety standards. “It’s a tragic accident. The showmen are very sad for the child and his family”, reacted the representatives of the Foire du Trône, contacted by The Parisian.
Last year, after human error, six people were injured when two ride cars collided. Also at the Foire du Trône during the 2022 edition, a showman died, hit by a roller coaster basket.