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Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Daily Mirror
Woman flung from popular fairground ride at 60mph 'lucky to be alive'
Jade Harrison was visiting Hull Fair with friends when she was flung from the Airmaxx 360 ride at 60mph, smashing into another attraction before hitting the ground and blacking out A teacher who was thrown from a fairground ride at 60mph while at a fair with friends has admitted she is "lucky to be alive". Jade Harrison was flung from the Airmaxx 360 ride at Hull Fair when a metal bar across her lap gave way. The preschool teacher from Hull was hurled from the ride and smashed into another attraction mid-air before crashing to the ground. The 27-year-old was rushed to Hull Royal Infirmary where she was found to have a broken jaw requiring surgery and metal plates. She also suffered serious nerve damage to her right thigh, which remains numb to this day, as well as internal bruising to her chest, facial injuries and damaged teeth that needed removal and repair. Following the incident in October 2019, Jade received a five-figure settlement from the insurers of the ride's owners, Taylor's Funfairs, who admitted liability for the accident. Speaking about the near-death experience, Jade said she visited the fair every year but had never gone on the Airmaxx 360 before. The Airmaxx 360 spins full circles while lifting and dropping individual carriages, reaching speeds of up to 60mph. 'I watched it go around and I thought no that's alright I'll go on that," Jade said. A minute and a half into the ride, Jade said she heard a strange clicking sound from her seat restraint, but brushed it off when her friend said theirs had done the same. Then the carriage began to shift and changed position. 'I just remember thinking I don't like that, I don't like that," she said. "And then it was too late. As soon as the ride started bouncing the bar just gave away." Jade was hurled from the ride, hitting another attraction mid-air before crashing to the ground. She blacked out instantly. 'All I remember is the feeling of flipping like you do in a dream when you wake up startled," the teacher said. 'When I came to I was laid on the floor next to the ride but everyone was just around me and I was a bit confused. I kind of forgot where I was and what I was doing so it took me a minute to realise what had happened. 'Then obviously I started panicking and everyone was telling me to calm down. It felt like ages for the paramedics to get there but in reality it was only about two minutes.' She added: 'When I came off my ride I hit the ride next to me. They even said if I had hit that ride differently I would be dead. There was no way of surviving. Luckily I hit the ride the way that I did so I hit the carriage, rather than the floor or anything else.' Jade spent four days in hospital and was unable to return to work for nearly a year after the accident in October 2019. She continued to undergo dental work into 2021 and says the mental recovery took just as long. 'I was in denial in the beginning. It was hard for me to accept that it happened to me," Jade said. 'I would constantly tell myself I'm not going to think about it, I'm not going to think about it. But by doing that I was just delaying pain. When I think about it deeply and I think how differently it could have gone I think I'm lucky to be alive." Jade, who was unable to get out of bed without her partner's help, has insisted she will "never go on a fairground ride again". Now living with the lasting effects of her accident, Jade says the incident still impacts her life, six years on. 'It's still a prevalent factor in my life," she said. "When I look in the mirror I always notice my leg, my right thigh that is damaged. That's quite a big insecurity to me. That's the main thing that reminds me.' Jade is unable to have further surgery on her leg, as it is classed as cosmetic surgery, meaning she will be unable to have paid time off work. She believes more must be done to prevent similar accidents. 'I definitely think something needs to be done to stop this happening. It just doesn't make sense," she said. Jade received a five-figure settlement from the insurers of the ride's owners, Taylor's Funfairs, who admitted liability for the accident. A criminal investigation by the Health and Safety Executive was later dropped in 2023. The report found that the safety restraints of the Airmaxx 360 were 'inadequate'.
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Daily Mirror
'I was thrown from a fairgound ride at 60mph, I'm lucky to be alive'
Jade, 27, says the last thing she remembers is thinking 'I don't like that' as the ride made a strange clicking noise A woman says she's 'lucky to be alive' after she was thrown from a fairground ride at 60mph. Jade Harrison, 27, was was flung from the Airmaxx 360 ride at Hull Fair when a metal bar across her lap gave way. The preschool teacher from Hull was left with a broken jaw and struggling to breathe. Jade received a five-figure settlement from the insurers of the ride's owners, Taylor's Funfairs, who admitted liability for the accident. She visited the fair every year with her friends, but had never ridden the attraction before. 'I wasn't planning on going on any rides,' Jade said. 'But my friend wanted to go on the Airmaxx 360. I didn't want to be left on my own.' The Airmaxx 360 spins full circles while lifting and dropping individual carriages, reaching speeds of up to 60mph. 'I watched it go around and I thought no that's alright I'll go on that. A minute and a half into the ride, Jade said she heard a strange clicking sound from her seat restraint, but brushed it off when her friend said theirs had done the same. I didn't really panic.' Then the carriage began to shift and changed position. 'I just remember thinking I don't like that, I don't like that. And then it was too late. As soon as the ride started bouncing the bar just gave away." Jade was hurled from the ride, hitting another attraction mid-air before crashing to the ground. She blacked out instantly. 'All I remember is the feeling of flipping like you do in a dream when you wake up startled. When I came to I was laid on the floor next to the ride but everyone was just around me and I was a bit confused. I kind of forgot where I was and what I was doing so it took me a minute to realise what had happened. 'Then obviously I started panicking and everyone was telling me to calm down. It felt like ages for the paramedics to get there but in reality it was only about two minutes.' She was rushed to Hull Royal Infirmary where she was found to have a broken jaw requiring surgery and metal plates. She also suffered serious nerve damage to her right thigh, which remains numb to this day, as well as internal bruising to her chest, facial injuries and damaged teeth that needed removal and repair. 'The most painful part was my chest,' she said. 'I couldn't sit up or take a deep breath. When I got home, I couldn't get out of bed without my partner's help.' Jade spent four days in hospital and was unable to return to work for nearly a year after the accident in October 2019. She continued to undergo dental work into 2021 and says the mental recovery took just as long. 'I was in denial in the beginning. It was hard for me to accept that it happened to me. I would constantly tell myself I'm not going to think about it, I'm not going to think about it. But by doing that I was just delaying pain. 'When I think about it deeply and I think how differently it could have gone I think I'm lucky to be alive.' 'When I came off my ride I hit the ride next to me. They even said if I had hit that ride differently I would be dead. There was no way of surviving. Luckily I hit the ride the way that I did so I hit the carriage, rather than the floor or anything else.' Jade received a five-figure settlement from the insurers of the ride's owners, Taylor's Funfairs, who admitted liability for the accident. A criminal investigation by the Health and Safety Executive was later dropped in 2023. The report found that the safety restraints of the Airmaxx 360 were 'inadequate'. She hasn't returned to a fairground since. 'I would never go on a fairground ride again.' she said. 'I've been on the teacups with my nephew, but that's about as far as I'll go. Anything where my feet leave the ground isn't happening.' Now living with the lasting effects of her accident, Jade says the incident still impacts her life, six years on. 'It's still a prevalent factor in my life. When I look in the mirror I always notice my leg, my right thigh that is damaged. 'That's quite a big insecurity to me. That's the main thing that reminds me.' Jade is unable to have further surgery on her leg, as it is classed as cosmetic surgery, meaning she will be unable to have paid time off work. She believes more must be done to prevent similar accidents. 'I definitely think something needs to be done to stop this happening. It just doesn't make sense.'
BBC News
02-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Hull hospital to be given funding to carry out upgrade
A hospital in Hull is to get money from the government to spend on upgrading its than 400 hospitals and health facilities across the country will receive a share of the £750m Estates Safety Fund announced in last year's Autumn Budget. Hull Royal Infirmary will get almost £4m for internal improvements and ventilation systems as well as replacing and upgrading its lifts. The funding aims to prevent appointments and operations being cancelled due to problems with the buildings, the government said. The government said services were impacted more than 4,000 times in 2023-24 due to issues with poor quality buildings. Elsewhere in the region, hospitals in Boston, Grimsby and Scunthorpe will also receive funding for improvement work. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hull hospital introduces new treatment for severe nosebleeds
A new treatment for patients with severe nosebleeds is being rolled out at a hospital in Hull following a 60% of people experience nose bleeds and 6% will need medical attention, according to the staff in the emergency department at Hull Royal Infirmary are giving injections of Floseal liquid to stop the bleeding, in order to help patients avoid unnecessary stays in Johnson, an advanced clinical practitioner, said: "It's a far better experience for patients as they can go home to recover instead of having an invasive and potentially uncomfortable procedure then a stay." According to NHS Humber Health Partnership, patients of all ages can get nosebleeds, but they are more common in children, elderly people and those on blood-thinning now, treatments for severe nosebleeds have included invasive procedures such as cauterisation – where heat or a chemical is used to burn or destroy tissue – and nasal packing. The new treatment was trialled by Mr Johnson and his colleague Becky is applied to the nostril and hardens in order to control the bleeding. The substance then dissolves over six weeks.A trial carried out in the emergency department between December and February found almost two thirds of patients were able to go home following the Collingwood said: "There's less discomfort for patients and, more importantly, there's no need for hospital admission."Long hospital stays could increase the risk of infection and loss of muscle tissue, she Humber Health Partnership has used the results of the trial to create a formal treatment pathway that can be offered to all patients with severe nose to the group, the treatment costs about one fifth of a hospital transfer and admission, meaning it saved the NHS about £10,000 over the course of the trial. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hull consultant thought royal garden party invite was a joke
A headache specialist who has dedicated his career to supporting people in Hull thought his royal garden party invite was a Fayyaz Ahmed, a consultant neurologist based at Hull Royal Infirmary, attended the traditional celebration at Buckingham Palace on shook hands with the Prince of Wales, who was hosting the gathering on behalf of his father, the King."I was utterly astonished and wondered what I had I done to deserve such an honour from the King," Prof Ahmed said. Prof Ahmed said he did not believe his daughter when she told him he had received a letter from Buckingham Palace."I thought she was joking until she placed the envelope in front of me, stamped with the official seal of the palace," he said."The first thought that crossed my mind was that maybe I had made a mistake or one of my patients, who has royal connections, had lodged a complaint against me and the order was to revoke my British citizenship." 'Major honour' Also an honorary advisor with the British Association for the Study of Headache and a senior lecturer with Hull York Medical School, Prof Ahmed has spent decades advancing headache and migraine research and his career to championing Hull in the medical sector, he has organised and hosted the national meeting on headache in the city since 2005. Prof Ahmed described attending the ceremony as a "major honour" and said there was an "impressive sense of order, respect and discipline" at the event. "After becoming a professor in 2020, I had already fulfilled all the aspirations of my professional life, so receiving this invitation was beyond anything I had ever imagined," he said."The palace staff were extremely polite, sincere, and friendly. They treated every guest with great respect and courtesy."Around 8,000 guests enjoyed sandwiches, cream cakes and pastries in the sunshine, enjoying two hours of entertainment, music and food before the national anthem marked the end to the ceremony. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
