10-year-old airlifted to hospital after being ‘thrown from carnival ride' during Taste of Antioch; investigation underway
was injured after being apparently thrown from a carnival ride while attending the Taste of Antioch festival.
According to a press release from the Village of Antioch Police Department, Antioch Police and Fire officials responded to the scene at 2:40 p.m. Sunday for a reports of a child injured on a carnival ride. Upon arrival, crews discovered a child, 10,"appeared to have been thrown from a carnival ride," the release said.
The child was airlifted to a nearby hospital, the release continued. No further details about the child's condition were released. Following the incident, Antioch Mayor Scott Gartner ordered that all rides at the carnival be shut down to"allow officials to review safety of each ride," the release said.
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