Fairground accident in Manningtree

Title

Fairground accident in Manningtree

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop

TX Date

5 Aug 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Lisa O’Sullivan reports on a fairground accident at Manningtree in Essex where a 14 year-old boy named Daniel Woodgate fell fifty feet to his death from a big wheel. His friend Lawrence Clift suffered serious injuries. Includes interviews with Charlotte Coupland(?), eyewitness; Sarah Hines(?), cousin; Ray Cook, Essex health and safety inspector; headmaster, Michael Nesbitt; vox pop with villagers in Manningtree. Broadcast on Radio Essex.

Contributors

Lisa O’Sullivan; Essex Radio; Charlotte Coupland(?); Sarah Hines(?); Ray Cook; Michael Nesbitt

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Children (age group); Safety; Essex; Fairgrounds; Fairs (entertainment); Hedges Fair; Manningtree; Daniel Woodgate

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