Four children killed in Australia bouncy castle tragedy

Four schoolchildren were killed and several others were seriously injured when a gust of wind blew their bouncy castle into the air at an end-of-term party in Australia Thursday.

Police said the pupils at a primary school in Devonport, northern Tasmania were celebrating the last week of class before the Christmas break when they were thrown from a height of about 10 metres (33 feet).

“I can now sadly confirm that four children have died and four are in a critical condition and one in a serious condition,“ Tasmanian police commissioner Darren Hine said.

The victims were two boys and two girls from grades five and six -- typically aged about 10-12 years old.