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Thursday, July 27, 2017

One dead, seven injured on ride at Ohio State Fair in Columbus, reports say

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One man was killed and seven others were injured after a ride malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus Wednesday night, according to reports.

The man killed was among those thrown from the ride, the Associated Press reported, citing the Columbus Fire Department.

A five-second video posted on YouTube shows the ride swinging back and forth when it crashes into something and part of the ride carrying passengers breaks off. The video captured several people falling from the ride.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gosh you hate to hear of these accidents....people just trying to relax and have fun a a family....just sad!!!!

Anonymous said...

I have always heard that Maryland is one of the safest and best inspected states for this type of fun.

Anonymous said...

bayman.. Trimper's has already called in the inspector and had them go over it after this accident.