A BOY thrown from a fairground ride at the Sonisphere Festival has been moved to a London hospital for specialist treatment. The 14-year-old was catapulted from the ride and into a row of portable toilets in the grounds of Knebworth House, where the heavy
A BOY thrown from a fairground ride at the Sonisphere Festival has been moved to a London hospital for specialist treatment.
The 14-year-old was catapulted from the ride and into a row of portable toilets in the grounds of Knebworth House, where the heavy metal festival was taking place.
He was rushed to the Lister Hospital in Stevenage with "life-threatening" chest injuries after the accident, at 2.30pm on Saturday.
He also injured a wrist and an ankle.
An NHS spokesman confirmed to the Welwyn & Hatfield Times today (Tuesday) that the boy, from Hemel Hempstead, had been transferred to St Mary's Hospital.
His condition remains stable.
The freak accident is being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive.
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