A four-year-old girl died after falling 32 feet (10 m) from the Sartori Rides magic carpet style ride. The child sat in her mother’s lap when the toddler slipped from her arms and fell from the moving ride to the pavement below. Source (in Spanish)
July
Ride the Ducks, Branson, Missouri, USA
A duck boat carrying 31 people took on too much water and capsized during stormy weather, killing 17 people. Nine of the victims were family members, including an infant. Winds at the time were blowing as hard as 65 mph (104.5 km/h), according to the National Weather Service. Source (with video news report)
Discovery, Askari Amusement Park, Karachi, Pakistan
A 12-year-old girl was killed and 25 others injured when a Chinese knock-off Discovery rotating pendulum ride collapsed to the ground. The frisbee style ride was close to the highest point of completing a 360° swing of its mechanical arm, when the ride broke apart. The new Askari Amusement Park opened on June 14, 2018, but the ride was recently installed on a “trail basis” according to park management. Source
Tilt-a-Whirl, Marion County Fair, Kentucky, USA
Four riders suffered minor injuries when a car on the ride broke off and crashed over the guardrails, after being hit by a second car. Source