Family dies in ferris wheel plunge
BUSAN – Five family members fell to their deaths from a ferris wheel in South Korea after the car they were riding in overturned at an amusement park yesterday.
Associated Press reported that four people, including a 68-year-old woman and a seven-year-old boy, died at the scene after they fell 20-metres.
A 28-year-old woman who was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment died later, police said.
There were seven relatives riding in the ferris wheel car, but the other two were able to cling to handholds and avoid injury, a police officer said.
Jeon Un-sung, 70, who was rescued from the ill-fated car, said “the slowly moving gondola suddenly stopped and turned upside down and family members fell in a flash” when the window behind the seats fell out of the car, according to Yonhap news agency.
The 66-metre-high “Giant Wheel” had 42 cars. It was among 30 rides with the World Carnival mobile amusement park that opened in the southern city of Busan last month for a 40-day run after arriving from Hong Kong.
Police were still investigating the accident and interviewing witnesses.
Ian Jarrett
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