Last summer a teenager suffered a serious head injury after her hair got caught in the free rollers of a funfair ride at a steam and craft show, prompting an investigation.

Emergency services scrambled to the Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show on Saturday, July 26, 2025 after an 18-year-old sustained serious injuries on the funhouse ride.

It was reported that the young woman fell on the free rollers while on the ride, resulting in the fire service having to be cut parts of the ride to safely extract her, sparking an investigation.

An 18-year-old was hospitalised with 'potentially life changing injuries' last summer after her hair got caught in a funfair ride at a popular steam show event. | Google

placeholder image — An 18-year-old was hospitalised with 'potentially life changing injuries' last summer after her hair got caught in a funfair ride at a popular steam show event. | Google

A month after the incident, the Health and Safety inspectors confirmed they would be “thoroughly investigating this serious incident to establish whether there have been any breaches of health and safety law.”

A Health and Safety Executive spokesperson has today (January 5) confirmed the investigation is ongoing.

Nicola Pinckney, HSE principal inspector, previously said: “We are appealing for anyone who may have photographs or videos which cover the upper left-hand side level of the Showtime funhouse that was at the Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show, specifically in the free rollers area, taken between 6pm and 10.25pm on Saturday, July 26 to contact us. This material could assist our investigation.

“Once our investigation is complete, a decision will then be made on what further action will be taken.”

Anyone with photographic footage from the specified area and time period is asked to email HSE at [email protected] identifying in the email the location of the footage they hold and the time the footage was taken.