(ANSA) - Verona, December 27 - A six-year-old Italian girl
was seriously hurt late Monday afternoon while at the Gardaland
amusement park in Castelnuovo del Garda, near Verona.
The girl was on a "rotating coffee cups" carousel when she
was thrown outwards for reasons that have yet to be determined,
hitting her head violently. She has been hospitalized at the
Borgo Trento Hospital in Verona.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
The Kaffeetassen carousel is an attraction of the Kung Fu
Panda area, which was inaugurated in May and on which up to four
people can sit.
Children under age 8 must be accompanied by a parent.
Six-year-old girl hospitalized after Gardaland accident
Hit head while on 'rotating cups'