Amusement parks are a great option for entertainment for both children and adults. The games and machines have been updated over the years and the technology they offer these days is surprising. However, the parks are very expensive to maintain and many were shut down due to the pandemic. There are those who say that budget cuts complicated revisions and repairs of the machines.
It is not known for sure if this is what happened in India, where an accident in an amusement park was recorded on video in the last few hours.
The clip that is circulating insistently on social networks was taken in the city of Mohali, in the state of Punjab, India. It can be seen how one of the attractions failed and caused the machine to fall when it was in operation.
It is a rotating wheel or swing whose safety mechanism stopped working and the wheel, which was at a considerable height, crashed to the ground, causing the hospitalization of at least 16 people, including several women. and also children.
As reported by local journalist Nikhil Choudhary, one of the injured people was in serious condition. The wheel collapsed to the ground from a height of regarding 20 meters, so those affected have head, neck and back injuries, but fortunately – at least so far – none suffered fatal injuries. Many of those who were near the game fled before the possibility that the structure would continue to crumble, as can be seen.
This is not the first time that a situation like this has occurred in India, since in 2019, at the Balvatika amusement park in Kankaria, a game that swung its passengers with pendulum-shaped movements fell and caused the death of two young people. plus several wounded.