Riders fell to ground in fatal park ride
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July 1, 2010, Thursday
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A SPACE shuttle simulator ride plunged to the ground in the accident that killed six people and injured another 10 at a popular amusement park in the south Chinese city of Shenzhen, local government said yesterday.
Survivors said there was a power cut and they heard a loud explosion moments before the drop.
Five of those injured in the Tuesday accident are still in a serious condition, according to a statement from the government of Yantian District, home to the park.
The "space flight" attraction at Overseas Chinese Town East aimed to give riders in 11 four-person cabins the experience of a rocket launch.
The cause of the accident is under investigation, and the amusement park has been shut down for safety checks, according to local official Xiao Wenhong.
The dead, all Chinese nationals, included two men and four women, aged between 24 and 48-years old, according to the Yantian government statement.
Five were residents of Guangdong Province and one was from central China's Hunan Province.
Some witnesses said power cut out shortly after the ride began.
"It was pitch dark inside the cabin and I heard a loud bang," said a woman who traveled to the park with about 100 colleagues from an electronics component plant in Shenzhen.
"I felt machine oil and dirt spilling on my face. Some people were thrown out of the cabin. Everyone cried out for help."
The woman, who refused to be named, said rescuers pulled her out of the cabin. Her legs and palms were injured.
Family members of those killed or injured were seen gathering at the Meisha People's Hospital yesterday, one of the three hospitals treating the injured.
They were demanding the name list of those killed or injured as well as information on the condition and treatment of their relatives.
Survivors said there was a power cut and they heard a loud explosion moments before the drop.
Five of those injured in the Tuesday accident are still in a serious condition, according to a statement from the government of Yantian District, home to the park.
The "space flight" attraction at Overseas Chinese Town East aimed to give riders in 11 four-person cabins the experience of a rocket launch.
The cause of the accident is under investigation, and the amusement park has been shut down for safety checks, according to local official Xiao Wenhong.
The dead, all Chinese nationals, included two men and four women, aged between 24 and 48-years old, according to the Yantian government statement.
Five were residents of Guangdong Province and one was from central China's Hunan Province.
Some witnesses said power cut out shortly after the ride began.
"It was pitch dark inside the cabin and I heard a loud bang," said a woman who traveled to the park with about 100 colleagues from an electronics component plant in Shenzhen.
"I felt machine oil and dirt spilling on my face. Some people were thrown out of the cabin. Everyone cried out for help."
The woman, who refused to be named, said rescuers pulled her out of the cabin. Her legs and palms were injured.
Family members of those killed or injured were seen gathering at the Meisha People's Hospital yesterday, one of the three hospitals treating the injured.
They were demanding the name list of those killed or injured as well as information on the condition and treatment of their relatives.
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