The incident occurred at the Green Mountain Park. There were 30 people aboard the game.
A shocking accident shook the Green Mountain Parka amusement park located in TAIF, Saudi Arabiawhen a type attraction pendulum suffered one Structural fracture While I was in motion. The fact left a balance of at least 23 people injuredthree of them seriously.
A recording disseminated in social networks captured the exact moment in which the Metallic arm From the game it broke into two parts while transporting some 30 people. The passengers were sitting in a circular structure that oscillated with great height when the failure occurred.
Before touching the floor, the rotating wheel briefly impacted with a fragment of the arm already detached, which would have damping the fall and avoided an even more tragic result. The images show the terror lived by those who witnessed the scene and by those who were trapped in the attraction.
They had to close the game in Saudi Arabia
Equipment Civil defense and emergency medical services quickly arrived at the place. The victims were transferred into ambulances to different health centers in the city. Subsequently, the authorities immediately closed the attraction and secured the perimeter to avoid new incidents.
An official investigation was opened
Faced with the magnitude of the accident, the local government announced the beginning of a Urgent research in order to determine the causes of the damage and establish if they existed Failures in security controls.
At the moment, the exact state of the three serious injured was not known nor their identities were disseminated. The concern grew between the population of TAIF and the frequent visitors of the park, who demanded explanations and greater controls.
The incident reopened the debate on the regulation and maintenance of Mechanical games in the attraction parks of the region.
Source: Ambito
