A 29-year old ride attendant was hit and killed by the ride she was working on at the Potsdamer Volksfest. The Huss manufactured flipper ride unexpectedly started moving, slinging the woman from the moving deck off the side of the platform into a railing. Source (in German)
September
Quimera, La Feria Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
Two men, aged 18 and 21, died when the wheel assembly of the last car came apart on the Schwarzkopf triple loop coaster, causing the car to fishtail and derail. At least two women were also injured. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a rider thrown from the car and other riders hit their heads as the flailing car was dragged around the track. Source
Deca Dance, Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Seven people were injured when a cart broke off the Breakdance ride at the Wijchen Kermis funfair. A 38-year-man and his son riding in the cart suffered the most serious injuries. The boy was ejected with a broken wrist, while his father ended up under the deck with multiple fractures to both legs and a head injury. The father’s right leg had to be amputated. Source (in Dutch)