A fourteen year old boy was killed in the fair installed in the town as part of the yearly fiestas in Tabernas. The town has declared three days of official mourning.
The accident happened at about 1.00 a.m. when the boy came into contact with a lamppost which was directly next to the bumper cars in the fair. He was taken by bystanders to the health centre which is only 50 metres from where the accident happened by despite efforts to resuscitate him the boy was declared dead at 2.00 p.m.
The Guardia Civil investigation into the accident has revealed that the fairground attraction, which had been set up in direct contact with the lamppost, was not earthed correctly and the shock received by the boy was a result of the build up of static electricity in the ride going to earth through the lamppost.
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