Tasmania bouncy castle fall: Two children killed and several others injured

Two children have died and others are critically injured after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air in Australia, police say.

The incident happened at a primary school in Devonport, Tasmania, around 10.00 local time on Thursday (23:00 Wednesday GMT).

Police said the children had fallen from a height of about 10m (32ft).

"No further details about the fatality can be released at this stage for privacy reasons," Tasmania Police said.

It added "a number of others" were critically injured in the accident, which had been caused by a "wind event".

The injured were treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital on helicopters. It is not known how many children were in the inflatable float.

The Hillcrest Primary School had been holding an end-of-year fete for students when the accident happened.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the accident as "unthinkably heartbreaking".

"Young children on a fun day out… and it turns to such horrific tragedy. At this time of the year, it just breaks your heart," he told reporters.

ABC NEWS/MONTE BOVILL -ABC reporter Monte Bovill described the scene as "devastating"

Parents were alerted immediately following the incident.

ABC reporter Monte Bovill tweeted that "parents have been running to the school to collect their children".

Premier Peter Gutwein was travelling to the school in the state's north, and said authorities would give further updates.

"As this involves a primary school, thoughts are obviously with the people involved [and] obviously the parents of the children that have been injured," he said.

Devonport, located on Tasmania's remote northern coast, is a small port city with just under 30,000 residents.