1 child dead, 8 others injured after bouncy castle accident in Spain
An 8-year-old girl died from her injuries, the hospital confirmed to ABC News.
RIO DE JANEIRO and LONDON -- One child died and eight others were injured after a bouncy castle overturned near the Spanish port city of Valencia on Tuesday evening, authorities said.
The accident occurred at a fairground in the town of Mislata, just west of Valencia. Several children became trapped inside a bouncy castle as a gust of wind lifted the inflatable structure into the air, local officials told ABC News.
![PHOTO: An image posted on social media by the Provincial Firefighters Consortium of Valencia shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a bouncy castle in Mislata, near Valencia, Spain, on Jan. 4, 2022.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/bouncy-house2-ht-ml-220105_1641390367456_hpEmbed_4x3_992.jpg)
Two children -- an 8-year-old girl and a 4-year-old girl -- suffered serious injuries after they were ejected from the overturned castle, local officials said.
Both were rushed to La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital in Valencia. The 8-year-old girl died about 12 hours after she was admitted, a hospital spokesperson told ABC News. The 4-year-old girl remains hospitalized, the spokesperson said. Her condition was unclear.
![PHOTO: An image posted on social media by the Provincial Firefighters Consortium of Valencia shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a bouncy castle in Mislata, near Valencia, Spain, on Jan. 4, 2022.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/bouncy-house1-ht-ml-220105_1641390520808_hpEmbed_4x3_992.jpg)
An investigation into the fatal incident is ongoing, but preliminary evidence did not indicate foul play, according to local officials.
The tragedy in Spain comes less than a month after a similar accident left five children dead in Australia.