Ferris wheel breaks down and leaves riders hanging from their seats upside down
Terrifying footage has captured fairground customers dangling upside down in their seats after a Ferris wheel broke.
Four people were in the carriage when the accident happened in India's Sahibganj district on Monday, February 6.
Horrified onlookers filmed three of the riders lying down in the pod while the fourth was seen standing up.
The cart continues to break away from the ride as it approaches the ground, swinging dangerously as people rush to help them down.
One particularly distressing moment occurred as the wheel began to move again as those left stranded on the cart cling to it.
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The other carriages on the ride in Rajmahal appeared to be unaffected by the problem.
Four riders were left stranded (Jam Press Vid/Newslions)
People were left dangling in the broken cart (Jam Press Vid/Newslions)It is not clear whether the passengers sustained any injuries.
In January, a young Thai man was knocked out when a 20-kilogramme Ferris wheel cabin door fell on top of him.
The incident occurred at the Red Cross Fair in Buriram province, northeast Thailand, when the door fell on the man from around 10 metres up.
Sutthiwat Kruephimai said he heard a loud noise coming from somewhere above his head, before a door suddenly crashed down on him.
The event in the Lam Prai Mart, Thaiger reported, was marred when a rescue team had to give first aid to the Sutthiwat, 21. He was treated in hospital and has since been discharged.
Luckily, Sutthiwat did not sustain any life-threatening injuries but walked away with bruises all over his head and body.
Sutthiwat attended the fair with his grandparents and a young relative aged seven. He was waiting by the wheel while a young relative went on the ride with Sutthiwat's grandmother.
No other members of the family were injured.
Natthapon Kloy-on, 38, is the owner of the Ferris wheel and said he compensate Sutthiwat with 2,000 Thai baht, equivalent to just over £49.
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Reports indicate Natthapon is happy to pay more if the victim's condition worsened.
The wheel operators said that he wasn't sure how the incident occurred, but may have been caused when someone on the ride opened the door, causing it to hit the wheel's main structure while it was still moving.
Another incident involving a major fair ride malfunction in Muscat, Oman, left even children and one woman injured on January 31.
Oman’s Civil Defense and Ambulance Authority said injuries ranged from "medium to light."
Authorities from Muscat Municipality said the incident occurred as the result of a "technical defect."
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