Europe 1 with AFP 10:04 a.m., May 7, 2022
A carousel employee died at the Foire du Trône on the night of Friday to Saturday in Paris, hit by a nacelle from the roller coaster on which he was working, we learned from the Brigade of the firefighters of the capital. .
A carousel employee died at the Foire du Trône on the night of Friday to Saturday in Paris, hit by a nacelle from the roller coaster on which he was working, we learned from the Brigade of the firefighters of the capital. .
The showman killed instantly
The 40-year-old showman "was hit by one of the merry-go-round wagons in circumstances that remain to be established," said a firefighter spokesman.
The accident took place around 00:25.
"When help arrived, he was already dead, he was probably killed instantly," added the spokesperson.
Twelve people in shock, including five children, were taken care of on the spot by the firefighters.
The Foire du Trône, a large Parisian funfair located on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes, reopened in early April after two years of absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Six people injured in mid-April
In mid-April, six people had already been injured in another accident on a thrill ride.
Before the epidemic, the event had already experienced its share of accidents and questions around its safety.
In 2018, a couple was slightly injured on a merry-go-round called "La Boule", one of the cables of which had dropped. In 2014, a young man whose foot protruded when starting a merry-go-round had his toe torn off and a broken tibia.
In 2007, a policeman intervening in a fight was killed by the arm of the gondola of a merry-go-round, after being pushed by a 15-year-old teenager.