Tasmania bouncy castle fall: Four children killed and five others injured

Tasmania bouncy castle fall: Four children killed and five others injured

Four children have died and five others are injured after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air in Australia, police say.

The accident - caused by a wind gust - happened on Thursday at a primary school fun day in Devonport, Tasmania.

Police said the children had fallen from a height of about 10m (32ft). Two boys and two girls died.

Authorities did not give their ages but said all were in grades five or six - typically for children aged 10-12.

"A wind gust had reportedly caused the jumping castle and inflatable balls to lift into the air," Tasmanian Police Commissioner Darren Hine said.

The children were given first aid before being flown in helicopters to hospital.

Parents were alerted immediately following the incident, which happened on the last day of the school year.

ABC reporter Monte Bovill tweeted that locals "have been running to the school to collect their children".

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