4 children were killed and 5 others were seriously injured after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air during a celebration at an elementary school in Australia, police say.
Students at the Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania, were celebrating their last day of the school year on Thursday morning when the tragedy unfolded.Grant Wells / APFour children were killed and five others were seriously injured after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air during a celebration at an elementary school in Australia on Thursday.
"Sadly, four children — two girls and two boys — died and another five suffered critical or serious injuries and are in hospital," the police department said in the statement. According to police, children and staff had been celebrating the last day of the school year on the island state when the tragedy unfolded.“On a day where these children were meant to be celebrating their last day at primary school, instead we are all mourning their loss,” police Commissioner Darren Hine said in a statement.
The police commissioner said his department would be"doing everything we can to support the community — and each other — through this tragedy."
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