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Boy, 2 others hurt in carnival ride accident

Ramon Efren Lazaro - The Philippine Star
January 23, 2026 | 12:00am

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines —  A four-year-old boy and two others were injured after a caterpillar carnival ride in Sta. Maria, Bulacan derailed on Wednesday.

In reports to Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr., Central Luzon police director, investigators said the boy and his 30-year-old companion were thrown to the ground when their ride wagon snapped off.

The incident also injured a 47-year-old man who was at the amusement park along J.P. Rizal Street in Barangay Poblacion.

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