Eight people sustained minor injuries while riding the swing carousel at the street fair when they struck tree branches. Occupants may have grabbed the branches while riding, causing tension straps that were holding the branches away from the ride to loosen. Source (in Dutch)
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Ballontoren Calidius, Sprookjesbos, Valkenburg, Netherlands
Two adults and one child were hospitalized after their gondola, designed to look like a basket attached to a hot air balloon, fell approximately 30 feet (10m) to the ground. Source
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Seven people were injured when a cart broke off the Breakdance ride at the Wijchen Kermis (fair). 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 multipleย fractures to both legs and a […]
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