Horror as boy hurtles across sky in inflatable ball

Terrifying footage has captured the moment a nine-year-old boy in an inflatable zorb ball was swept into the air before crashing to the ground.

Terrifying footage has captured the moment a nine-year-old boy in an inflatable zorb ball was swept into the air before crashing to the ground.

The shocking incident occurred at a food and drink festival in Southport, UK on Sunday, June 4.

Footage shows two children playing inside separate zorb balls before a third ball comes into view, The Sun reports.

Bystanders watched on in horror as the youngster in the ball hurtled across the sky while 20ft in the air before starting to drop.

A panicked staff member can also be seen running towards the inflatable as it lands in the distance as the video ends.

Terrifying footage shows the nine-year-old boy hurtling through the air. Picture: Twitter

The boy was travelling 20ft in the air before crashing down. Picture: Twitter

The young boy was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries after the incident and was described as being in a serious but stable condition.

Some witnesses said the ball was swept up by a “freak weather phenomena”.

The Health and Safety executive has since launched an investigation.

A helicopter airlifted the youngster to hospital after the incident. Picture: Sky News – Gary Robinson

A nine-year-old boy suffered “significant” injuries in the freak accident

A spokesperson said: “We are investigating an incident in Southport on Sunday June 4 in which a nine-year-old-boy was seriously injured.

“We’ll provide further updates when appropriate.”

The company behind the zorb ball attraction said they wish the boy a “rapid recovery” and are currently assisting with multi-agency investigations over this “terrible freak incident”, Manchester Evening News reported.

Police have urged anyone who captured images or video to get in touch to help establish the circumstances.

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission