Pictured: The moment girl, 3, was thrown from a moving U.S. fairground ride

Child sustained concussion and bruising after falling from the contraption

Rodeo organisers first claimed she tried to climb out of the ride's car

However footage shows she slipped under at least one safety restraint

A shocking video has emerged showing the moment a three-year-old girl was hurled from a fairground ride after slipping under the restraining bar.

The child is shown with her feet in the air seconds before flying off the Techno Jump carnival ride at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Texas, the footage has revealed.

It appears that the little girl slipped under at least one safety restraint on the ride, raising questions over how she came to fall off it.

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Ride of terror: Footage shows the moment three-year-old Kalyn slipped under the restraining barrier

Fall: The child is seen coming coming loose from the car, about 25 seconds into the ride

Coming loose: Earlier in the ride, the child is seen sliding down in her seat before the contraption's 'bouncing' mechanism is activated

The child suffered concussion and bruising to her face and head after she was thrown between from the moving contraption between six and eight feet above the ground.



The incident was caught on camera by chance as a reveller filmed other thrill-seekers on the ride, which is why the girl's fall is only partially visible from the edge of the frame.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Rodeo Chief Operating Officer Leroy Shafer said: 'It’s a very scary-looking piece of video. We are just thankful that this young lady was not more injured.

'It boils down to a three-year-old not knowing what to do and was probably scared to death.'

Techno Jump: The three-seat cars in the Techno Jump ride all come with separate lap belts and a restraining bar, which is lowered over riders

The little girl, who has not been named, is now recovering at home.

In an initial account of the incident, the rodeo organisers had claimed that the child got on the ride with her mother and brother.

However, after deciding the ride was too small for an adult, the mother left the young girl with her eight-year-old brother, it was claimed.

Officials then said the girl tried to climb out of the car to get back to her mother about 15 seconds into the ride but fell out and landed on a metal platform.

Concussion: The child suffered concussion and bruising to her face and head after she was thrown from the moving contraption between six and eight feet above the ground

Mr Shafer revised the rodeo's account after viewing the video, which shows the accident happened at 25 second, adding: 'We now know more definitely at what point she came out.'

The three-seat cars in the Techno Jump ride all come with separate lap belts and a restraining bar, which is lowered over all riders.

It is unclear whether the three-year-old was able to comply with the ride instructions, which require all passengers to sit up, hold the lap bar and place their feet on the floor.

Investigators do not yet know whether she slipped under both restraints or if she managed to free herself from the belt before flying from the car.