Recordings from the scene quickly appeared in social media. The films show how guests of the amusement park use the carousel when a loud bang is suddenly heard, and the central pole of the structure falls into two parts. One of them additionally hit tourists using attractions.
Local media announced that 23 people were injured as a result of the incident, including three seriously.
According to Khaleey Times, the mechanism failure caused that the device's pole jumped violently at high speed, hitting people sitting on the opposite side. In addition, some passengers were injured as a result of falling.
Disaster in Saudi Arabia. There is a reaction of the services
Medical services immediately provided assistance to wounded people, and then transported them to nearby hospitals in the TAIF region, in which, due to the large number of patients, a yellow danger code was announced.
Appropriate services also arrived at the scene of the accident, which secured the area of the incident. The park itself temporarily suspended its activity. Local authorities began an investigation to clarify the causes of the failure.
