Cart Breaks From Carnival Ride, Injures 3 Kids
Investigators Trying To Determine Cause Of Accident
POSTED: 10:05 pm EST January 17,
2004
UPDATED: 11:33 pm EST January 18,
2004
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Three children were injured Saturday when a cart broke from a carnival ride at the Florida Citrus Festival and threw them to the ground, according to a Local 6 News report.
The children, ages 7, 11 and 12, were on a ride called the "Cliff Hanger" at the festival at about 1:30 p.m. when the accident happened.Winter Haven Police said there were 30 people on the ride when it broke. Each cart holds three people, and the one holding the three children came apart while the ride was in motion.
The children were still in the cart, and the Winter Haven Fire Department had to extract them.Bobby Fuqua, executive director of the festival, said one child suffered a broken arm while the other two had minor cuts and bruises.The names of the children were not released.Fuqua said the ride had undergone a safety check and seemed in order. State inspectors are now investigating the incident.Police said this is the first ride accident ever at the festival, which started Thursday and runs until Jan. 25.Winter Haven is about 40 miles southwest of Orlando.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2004 by Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The children, ages 7, 11 and 12, were on a ride called the "Cliff Hanger" at the festival at about 1:30 p.m. when the accident happened.Winter Haven Police said there were 30 people on the ride when it broke. Each cart holds three people, and the one holding the three children came apart while the ride was in motion.|
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Copyright 2004 by Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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