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Emergency services responded to reports the boy fell from the Looney Tunes Carousel at Movie World in Oxenford about 1pm on Tuesday.

Boy rushed to hospital after falling from Movie World ride, register or subscribe to save articles for later. A 12-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with a head injury after falling from a ride at Gold Coast theme park Movie World in the first week of the school holidays.Emergency services responded to reports the boy fell from the Looney Tunes Carousel at Movie World in Oxenford about 1pm on Tuesday.Movie World closed the Looney Tunes Carousel after a boy fell from the ride.A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said the boy had significant head injuries, later clarifying he suffered a non-life-threatening cut.The boy was rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition.QAS senior operations supervisor William Houghton said he suffered a deep laceration to the back of his head and was treated by two nurses before paramedics arrived.“Reports from the scene said it was a significant laceration to the head,” Mr Houghton said.“The reports from the crew were that the scene was very calm ... everyone seemed very helpful.”Mr Houghton said it was not known at this stage how the injury occurred.“Obviously people can die from head injuries, he’s extremely lucky,” he said.“The first-aid was very important ... they rendered good first-aid to the patient and stemmed the bleeding.“When we arrived, he was in good care. We’re working to restore it. We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Apparently, he was conscious, alert and in good spirits.”Village Roadshow Theme Parks said the boy was treated by Movie World’s nurse.“Our thoughts are with the guest and his family, and we wish him a speedy recovery,” it said in a statement.“We pride ourselves on our standards of care and quality, and an investigation is being conducted as a matter of priority into the exact cause of the incident.”The theme park closed the ride until it could determine how the accident happened., register or subscribe to save articles for later.Cloe Read is a breaking news reporter at Brisbane Times. Boy rushed to hospital after falling from Movie World ride

Queensland emergency services have responded to an accident at Movie World, where a young child is believed to have fallen off a ride.

He’s in the best care at the moment.” Our thoughts are with the guest and his family and we wish him a speedy recovery. People can die from head injuries but he’s extremely lucky.

In a statement, owner Village Roadshow said: 'Our thoughts are with the guest and we wish him a speedy recovery.

A 12-year-old boy has suffered a serious head laceration after an accident on a ride at Movie World.

A boy has been taken to hospital after he was injured riding a carousel at Movie World in Queensland. The child was rushed to Gold Cost University Hospital ...

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The child cut his head while on a carousel ride and has been taken to hospital.

Village Roadshow Theme Parks, which operates Movie World, said an investigation is taking place and the ride has been closed while it works to establish ...

"The safety and wellbeing of guests and team members is our top priority at Village Roadshow Theme Parks and we are committed to providing guests with a fun and safe environment," the statement continued. "We pride ourselves on our standards of care and quality and an investigation is being conducted as a matter of priority into the exact cause of the incident." "Our thoughts are with the guest and his family and we wish him a speedy recovery," it said in a statement.

A boy has been taken to hospital with a head injury after an incident at a Gold Coast theme park today. The incident is believed to have occurred at Movie ...

In an abundance of caution the ride has been closed while we understand how the incident occurred.” Register an account or skip for now to do it later. You can now click/tap LATEST NEWS to start the live stream.

He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. Queensland Ambulance Service senior operations ...

In an abundance of caution, the ride has been closed while we understand how the incident occurred. “The guest received a laceration to his head and was attended to by Movie World’s Nurse before being taken to hospital in a stable condition,” the spokesperson said. “Obviously a bit shaken up after what happened, but he was in good spirits,” he added.

A boy was seriously hurt and rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital after falling off a ride at Movie World on Tuesday at 1pm.

Our thoughts are with the guest and his family and we wish him a speedy recovery.” “The guest received a laceration to his head and was attended to by Movie World’s Nurse before being taken to hospital in a stable condition. A boy was seriously hurt after falling off a ride at Movie World on Tuesday at 1pm.

A 12-year-old boy remains in hospital after an accident on a ride at the Gold Coast theme park, but business leaders are confident it won't impact tourism.

"We are getting a lot of interstate [business] now which is nice, that people actually are able to travel now and get over the border," she said. “The theme parks are absolutely one of the huge attractions for the Gold Coast but we have plenty more in the way of resorts, the hinterland, the beaches and other activities." She manages the Ocean Beach Tourist Park on the Gold Coast and is hopeful of a bumper Easter period as interstate visitors return. President of the Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce Martin Hall said he does not believe the incident will impact the region's tourism recovery. The boy remains in a stable condition at Gold Coast University Hospital after suffering a laceration to his head on the Looney Tunes carousel ride about 1pm yesterday. Business leaders are confident an accident on a ride at a Gold Coast theme park that left a 12-year-old boy with a head injury won't cripple the recovering tourism industry.

A popular carousel ride at Movie World will remain closed today after a child was injured in a freak accident yesterday. The 12-year-old boy suffered a "

“In an abundance of caution the ride has been closed while we understand how the incident occurred”. “We pride ourselves on our standards of care and quality and an investigation is being conducted as a matter of priority into the exact cause of the incident. “Our thoughts are with the guest and his family and we wish him a speedy recovery,” they said in a statement.

The young boy who fell from Movie World's Looney Tunes carousel ride was “extremely lucky” to escape serious injury, a senior paramedic has admitted.

“Our thoughts are with the guest and his family and we wish him a speedy recovery,” the company said. “We pride ourselves on our standards of care and quality and an investigation is being conducted as a matter of priority into the exact cause of the incident. Despite the injury being described as “non-life threatening”, Mr Houghton said the boy was “extremely lucky”. The details were still “a bit sketchy” about how the boy was injured, he added. Mr Houghton said the boy was “conscious and alert and in good spirits” but was “a bit shaken up” about what had happened. Queensland Ambulance Service supervisor William Houghton described the injury as a “deep laceration to the back of the head” but one that was “non-lethal”.

A 12-year-old remains in stable condition in hospital after falling and cutting his head on a popular ride at Gold Coast's Warner Bros Movie World.

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The 12-year-old suffered a deep laceration to the back of his head after falling from the Looney Tunes Carousel at the Gold Coast theme park on Tuesday ...

Was he too tall for it? Was he adequately supervised by the attendant? “Was the boy meant to be on the ride?

A 12-year-old remains in stable condition in hospital after falling and cutting his head on a popular ride at Gold Coast's Warner Bros Movie World.

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