After child dies, US regulator warns about Peloton treadmill

The running deck of a Peloton Tread treadmill. A US federal agency has urged people with children and pets at home to stop using a treadmill made by Peloton, citing injuries and one death linked to the machines. In an urgent warning, the US CPSC said that the Tread treadmill poses serious risks to children, including abrasions, fractures and even death. — AFP

NEW YORK: Safety regulators warned people with kids and pets on April 17 to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and others were injured.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said children and at least one pet were pulled, pinned and entrapped under the rear roller of the Tread+ treadmill, leading to fractures, scrapes and the death of one child.