Garda and safety probes begin as worker injured setting up Funderland funfair

Two separate investigations are under way after a man was injured while setting up a funfair ride in Cork City.

The incident on the new Funderland site off Tramore Road occurred against the backdrop of garda concerns about pedestrian and traffic safety during the funfair’s three-week run on the site close to Musgrave Park, the Kinsale Road, and the N40.

The Polish man was unloading a vehicle used to transport rollercoaster equipment on the former CMP site before 10am yesterday when it is understood that a piece of metal track became dislodged; that he fell or jumped from the vehicle; and was struck by the falling beam.