Terrifying moment as carnival ride crashes 50 feet to ground in India, injuring 15 – before carnival organizers ‘flee the scene’
- Several people are hospitalized in India’s Punjab region for head and neck injuries
- Footage shows the spinning drop tower losing speed before collapsing
- The impact knocks thrill seekers off their seats as it crashes onto the platform
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This is when a fairground ride crashes after falling nearly 50 feet to throw thrill-seekers off their seats at a funfair in North Indian Punjab.
Carnival management staff and fairground bouncers fled after the impact, local media reported, and police opened an investigation into the cause of the accident in Phase 8 of the Mohali district on Sept. 4.
Footage showed the spinning drop tower losing speed before plunging instead of slowing down.
The impact throws fairground visitors off their seats as it collides with the platform.
Bystanders can shout next to the ride and watch their loved ones fall straight down without stopping.
Between 15-16 people were injured in the accident, including children, and five were admitted to a nearby hospital.
A high-rise fairground attraction fell nearly 50 feet (15 meters) at a fairground in North Indian Punjab, injuring at least 15 people
Footage shows the spinning drop tower losing speed before crashing to Earth instead of slowing down. Bystanders can be heard screaming next to the ride as it crashes onto the platform
“A funfair was organized and the eyewitness told us that there was a technical problem with the swing and it had fallen,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Harsimran Singh Bal told the police. Indian Express.
Three men and two women were admitted to Phase-6 Civil Hospital for head and neck injuries after the fall.
The Mohali Trade Fair, which has since been shut down, is expected to last until September 11 this year.
Mohali’s deputy commissioner Amit Talwar said authorities are investigating whether the organizers had permission to hold the carnival.
He said the joyride was owned by Jaipur-based Mukesh Sharma.
Operators often move their attractions from city to city, with local fairs across the region.
Sunny Singh, one of the festival’s organizers, told the Hindu Times they had operated the ride many times before but ‘this has never happened’.
He said he plans to cooperate with the police.
An injured girl is pictured in the aftermath of the accident. Between 15-16 people were injured in the crash, including children, with five hospitalized
Relatives and friends rushed to help the victims of the fall in the wake of the incident. Carnival management staff and fairground bouncers fled after the impact, local media said
