Police statement after 9 year old boy injured in freak accident at Southport Food and Drink Festival

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We can confirm we are currently in attendance in Southport following reports that a child had been seriously injured.

"At around 2pm, it was reported that a nine-year-old boy had sustained injuries at an outdoor festival in Victoria Park, on Rotten Row.
He has been taken to hospital by air ambulance for treatment to his injuries, which are not life threatening.

"Emergency services remain at the scene while the circumstances of this incident are established."

The child was in an inflatable Zorb ball when a freak gust of wind blew it through the air before crashing to the ground. Nobody else was injured.