A 15-year-old who survived Tasmania’s Hillcrest Primary School bouncy castle incident in 2021 has died in an e-bike crash on New Year’s Eve. <\/p>\n
Lucas Reid, 15, was killed after his bike struck a pole in Devonport about 7.30pm on New Year’s Eve, 7News reports. <\/p>\n
It was reported that he died at the scene, despite efforts from a nearby resident. <\/p>\n
The teenager was one of the children seriously injured after a freak gust of wind lifted a jumping castle into the air at the school’s fun day on December 16, 2021.<\/p>\n
Six children died and three, including Lucas, were badly hurt. <\/p>\n
Lucas was a huge AFL fan, and Toby Greene, captain of the GWS Giants, offered his condolences to his family.<\/p>\n
“It is tragic news. Lucas was such a great young man and had overcome so much. His resilience and optimism really stood out,” he told The Mercury. <\/p>\n
Lucas’ death comes amid ongoing legal battles surrounding the jumping castle tragedy, including a coronial inquest which was due to have a hearing in April <\/p>\n
Last year, the sole operator of Taz-zorb, Rosemary Gamble, was charged with failure to comply with health and safety duty, but found not guilty of workplace safety breaches, with a magistrate ruling the “dust devil” was impossible to predict.<\/p>\n
In December, chief coroner Olivia McTaggart provided a “detailed” update about the progress of inquest preparations, as she had been prohibited from obtaining critical investigation documents until the appeal period in Gamble’s matter ran out. <\/p>\n
The inquest’s scope was broader than those proceedings and could include analysis of Tasmanian education department policies around risk and contractor employment.<\/p>\n
It will be held with the view of preventing further similar incidents and could make recommendations, she said. <\/p>\n
The inquest will consider the set-up of the castle and whether the process complied with Australian standards, as well as its anchorage and the “foreseeability” of the wind.<\/p>\n
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