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08-09-2016 10:46 AM - edited 08-09-2016 10:49 AM
3 girls hurt in Ferris wheel accident when basket overturns,
dumps them out
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- Three girls were injured after they
fell from a Ferris wheel at a county fair in eastern
Tennessee, police said Monday evening.
A bucket carrying the three children flipped over,
striking another bucket in the process.
They fell 35 to 45 feet.
08-09-2016 11:28 AM
OMG. It said one of them has a head injury.
08-09-2016 11:28 AM
This is why I don't like, and don't ride ferris wheels. Not to mention how they're put together at carnivals and who puts them together; or any carnival ride for that matter Are they really inspected thoroughly before, during and after? The whole thing is frightening to me. I feel safer not riding them at all.
08-09-2016 11:35 AM
I wouldn't ride them, either.
08-09-2016 01:03 PM - edited 08-09-2016 01:03 PM
Anyone know how the seat "flipped over"? Was it windy?
08-09-2016 01:20 PM
The girls ages are 6 ,10 and 16. The two younger girls
are sisters.
The 6-year-old girl remains in critical condition with
a traumatic brain injury.
The 10-year-old is in stable condition with a broken arm.
08-09-2016 07:17 PM
I heard the seat caught on something causing it to tip. I lived in Greeneville once. Nice little town.
08-09-2016 07:40 PM
@Tinkrbl44 wrote:Anyone know how the seat "flipped over"? Was it windy?
According to witnesses, the girls were rocking their basket "hard" and it hit and became stuck on another basket, upside down, which dumped them out.
08-09-2016 09:04 PM
I live very near and the inspector said it was a mechanical failure but wouldn't elaborate yet. No seat belts on those rides required and it lurched forward into the center spokes. Such a tragedy. The six year old is critical with severe head tramau and on vent. Her sister has been upgraded to stable And the 16 year old has been released not sure about the 16 year old.
the fair just opened and all other rides have been ok'd by inspector. Makes me wonder.
08-09-2016 11:27 PM
@KingstonsMom wrote:
@Tinkrbl44 wrote:Anyone know how the seat "flipped over"? Was it windy?
According to witnesses, the girls were rocking their basket "hard" and it hit and became stuck on another basket, upside down, which dumped them out.
I haven't read or seen a thing about this on the news yet but rocking hard is the first thing I thought of. If that is really what happened they should have known better. There are always clearly posted warnings.
Regardless of of the cause, what a horrible accident.
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