Dramatic merry-go-round accident at a fairground in Mohali, India.
On Sunday, an attraction broke down and suddenly crashed to the ground,
India Today
reports .
At least ten people, including five children, were injured.
According to
Hindustan Times
,
they are suffering from back and jaw injuries but are believed to be out of danger.
EXCLUSIVE: Several people were reported injured after a swing fell from the sky in Mohali, Punjab.
Ten people were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Five more people were injured, with one woman critically injured.
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The injured taken to hospital by witnesses
The scene occurred in front of many witnesses.
The passengers of the attraction had taken place on board a wheel turning on itself around a mast and rising in the air.
Presumably due to a "technical problem", according to the party organizer interviewed by
Hindustan Times
, the wheel went down but did not stop and crashed.
The images of the accident testify to the violence of the impact.
According to people who witnessed the tragedy, no ambulance was present on the spot.
“We picked up the injured and rushed to the hospital.
The party bouncers were trying to threaten us.
Later, the staff also fled the scene, ”assured a witness.
An investigation has been opened to shed light on this accident.
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