The horrific video was captured by a witness at Kankaria Amusement Park in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujurat in India. In the 44 second clip, the theme park's "Discovery" ride is seen swinging back and forth before the arm of the pendulum dismantles and crashes against podium, sending riders plummeting to the ground. Ahmedabad mayor Bijal Patel said: "29 people were brought to the hospital out of whom two died while 27 are being treated." Speaking about the incident, fire brigade spokesperson Dastoor said: "There are 32 seats in the ride that go round. According to reports, the ride was near maximum capacity at the time of the incident with 31 riders on board at the time of the crash.

Source: Daily Mirror July 15, 2019 11:02 UTC