- Accident happened on a ride consisting of 14 cars attached to a central carousel
- Dead father, 40, who was at the fair with his two children, had been on the ride
- Four children are among those being treated for injuries at Neuville-sur-Saone
A man has died after a fairground ride in central France collapsed, sending cars hurtling into the ground.
The accident happened on an attraction consisting of 14 cars attached to a central rotating carousel, Laurent Buffard, deputy mayor of Neuville-sur-Saone near Lyon, said.
The collapse resulted in the pods hurtling to the ground and the occupants being thrown out.
The accident happened on an attraction consisting of 14 cars attached to a central rotating carousel, Laurent Buffard, deputy mayor of Neuville-sur-Saone near Lyon, said
The collapse resulted in the pods hurtling to the ground and the occupants being thrown out. Pictured: The scene after the tragedy
Four children are among those being treated for injuries. An eight-year-old boy is among them
The dead father, 40, who was at the fair with his two children, had been on the ride when it collapsed.
Buffard said: ‘The carousel fell suddenly and hit the ground hard.’
He added that the tragedy was caused by a technical fault.
Four children are among those being treated for injuries.
An eight-year-old boy is among them.
The dead father, 40, who was at the fair with his two children, had been on the ride when it collapsed
Psychologists have been sent to the scene to help treat any victims who might be suffering from shock
The ride was composed of three rotating axis with baskets carrying people in pairs and Buffard told BFM television that one of the axis somehow hit the ground.
Meanwhile psychologists have been sent to the scene to help treat any victims who might be suffering from shock.
An investigation has been launched and the fairground shut down.
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