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Girl Strangled by Scarf on Ride |
1.28.12
- At
Jardin
d'Acclimatation
in
Paris,
France,
an
eight-year-old
girl's
scarf
got
caught
in the
motor of
a
carousel
she was
riding,
strangling
her.
The girl
got on
the
carousel,
and
after a
few
minutes
on the
ride,
her
scarf
got
caught
in the
motor.
A
fireman
and
doctor
who
happened
to be
nearby
tended
to the
girl,
who was
then
rushed
to a
local
hospital
for
treatment.
She
remains
in a
coma.
The ride
has been
closed
and
police
have
launched
an
investigation
into the
accident. |
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Ride Malfunctions; 5 Injured |
1.24.12
- At Van Huong
Mai
Amusement
Park in
Chau Phu,
Vietnam,
five
people
were
injured
when the
ride
they
were on
malfunctioned,
causing
their
seats to
free-fall
some 50
feet.
Apparently
the
ride's operation
system
experienced
some
type a
technical
error
while
they
were
being
lifted
up. All
the
injured
were
rushed
to a
local
hospital
for
treatment.
One of
the
injured,
a woman,
was in
serious
condition
with
what
doctors
believed
to be
spine
fractures.
The
other 4
injured
were
reported
to be
improving.
An
investigation
is pending. |
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Carnival Worker Struck by Ride |
1.21.12
- At the
South
Florida
Fair in
West
Palm
Beach
Florida,
a
carnival
ride
operator
was
injured
after he
stepped
onto the
tracks
of a
roller
coaster
and was
struck
in the
chest by
one of
the
cars.
An
investigation
ruled
out
mechanical
failure
and
operator
error
appears
to be
the
cause of
the
accident.
The ride
was shut
down for
an
inspection,
but has
been
reopened.
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